Today (March 30, 1894) is the birthday of Russian astronomer Nikolay Pavlovich Barabasho.
Nikolay Pavlovich Barabasho was
born on March 30, 1894, in Kharkov, Russia. He graduated in 1919 from the
University of Kharkiv in Ukraine; Nikolay served as director of astronomy in
the 1930s. In 1934 he became a professor at the University of Kharkiv. From
1943 to 1946 he was Rector of the University of Kharkiv. He became a member of
the Ukrainian Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1948.
He is also the author of 1961
moonlight photographs. This is called the reverse map of the moon. The Barabasho
crater on Mars is named after him in 1973. The asteroid 2883 Barabasho,
discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolay Sudepanovich Chernik, was named in
1978. He has received awards such as the Equality Labor Warrior, the Four
Elaine Orders and the Bronze Order for Labor. Russian astronomer Nikolay
Pavlovich Barabasho passed away on April 29, 1971.
Source By: Wikipedia.
Information: Ramesh, Assistant
Professor of Physics, Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti.
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