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Name: Jacobus Cornelis Kapteyn
Birth Date: January 19, 1851
Death Date: June 18, 1922
Place of Birth: Barneveld, Netherlands
Place of Death: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Gender: Male
Occupations: astronomer

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The Dutch astronomer Jacobus Cornelis Kapteyn (1851-1922) founded a unique astronomical data analysis laboratory, helped compile a monumental star catalog, discovered the two star streams, and constructed a model of our galaxy. Jacobus Kapteyn was born...


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Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, (January 19, 1851–June 18, 1922) was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation. Kapteyn was born in Barneveld, and went to the...


 

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