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'''Josep Comas i Solà''' ({{IPA-ca|ʒuˈzɛp |
'''Josep Comas i Solà''' ({{IPA-ca|ʒuˈzɛp ˈkoməz i suˈla}}; [[Barcelona]] 17 December 1868 – 2 December 1937) was a Spanish [[astronomer]], of [[Catalan people|Catalan]] origin, discoverer of [[minor planet]]s, [[comet]]s, and [[double stars]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KHx45zPLRuYC&pg=PA61 ''Cassini at Saturn: Huygens results''], p. 31, p. 61</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=j3O47dxrDAQC&pg=PR14 ''Titan''], p. xiv</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=CBx9KDH1qaYC&pg=PA9 ''Titan from Cassini–Huygens''], p. 9</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=IKnHwcOC-D4C&pg=PA419 ''The Cassini–Huygens mission: overview, objectives, and Huygens istrumentarium''], p. 419</ref> |
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He wrote his first astronomy notes at |
He wrote his first astronomy notes at the age of ten, and was only fifteen when he published an article in a French specialist magazine.<ref>Baedeker's Barcelona Peter M. Nahm, Automobile Association (Great Britain) - 1992 "Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937) Born in Barcelona, Josep Comas i Sola soon made his mark as an astronomer; he was only fifteen when he published an article in a French specialist magazine. "</ref> |
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He observed planets including [[Mars]] and [[Saturn]], measuring the rotation period of the latter. He wrote some books popularizing astronomy, and was first president of the |
He observed planets including [[Mars]] and [[Saturn]], measuring the rotation period of the latter. He wrote some books popularizing astronomy, and was first president of the [[Spanish and American Astronomical Society]] ({{lang-es|Sociedad Astrónomica de España y América|link=no}}; S.A.D.E.Y.A.). He discovered the periodic [[comet]] [[32P/Comas Solà]], and co-discovered the non-periodic comet [[C/1925 F1]] (Shajn-Comas Solà); he is also credited by the [[Minor Planet Center]] with the discovery of 11 asteroids during 1915–1930.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> Comas i Solà is also credited with the discovery of the double star SOL 1.<ref name="El Observador de Estrellas Dobles" /> |
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In 1905, Solà received the [[Prix Jules Janssen]], the highest award of the [[Société astronomique de France]], the French astronomical society. In 1908 he claimed to observe limb darkening of Saturn's moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], the first evidence that the body had an atmosphere.<ref name="Sola-and-Titan" /> He was the head of [[Fabra Observatory]] since it was established in 1904. |
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The asteroids [[1102 Pepita]] (from his nickname ''Pepito'')<ref name="springer-1102-Pepita" /> and [[1655 Comas Solà]] are named after him,<ref name="springer-1655-Comas-Sola" /> as is [[Comas Sola (crater)|Comas Sola crater]] on Mars.<ref name=deVaucouleurs1975/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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<ref name="springer-1102-Pepita">{{cite book |
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|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1102) Pepita |
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|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. |
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|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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|page = 94 |
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|date = 2007 |
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|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3 |
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|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1103 |chapter = (1102) Pepita }}</ref> |
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<ref name="springer-1655-Comas-Sola">{{cite book |
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|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1655) Comas Solá |
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|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. |
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|publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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|pages = 131–132 |
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|date = 2007 |
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|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3 |
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|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1656 |chapter = (1655) Comas Solá }}</ref> |
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<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web |
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|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number) |
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|work = Minor Planet Center |
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|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html |
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|date = 20 June 2016 |
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|accessdate = 8 August 2016}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Sola-and-Titan">{{cite book |
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|title = Encyclopedia of the Solar System |
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|author = Tilman Spohn |
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|publisher = [[Elsevier]] |
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|page = 831 |
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|isbn = 9780124158450 |
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|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0bEMAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA831 |
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|date = 2014 |
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|accessdate = 8 August 2016}}</ref> |
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<ref name= "El Observador de Estrellas Dobles">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.infoastro.com/dobles/oed10.pdf |
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|title = El Observador de Estrellas Dobles n.10 |
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|date = 2013 |
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|accessdate = 3 July 2017}}</ref> |
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<ref name=deVaucouleurs1975>{{cite journal |
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| title=The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union |
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| display-authors=1 | last1=de Vaucouleurs | first1=G. |
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| last2=Blunck | first2=J. | last3=Davies | first3=M. |
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| last4=Dollfus | first4=A. | last5=Koval | first5=I. K. |
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| last6=Kuiper | first6=G. P. | last7=Masursky | first7=H. |
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| last8=Miyamoto | first8=S. | last9=Moroz | first9=V. I. |
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| last10=Sagan | first10=Carl | last11=Smith | first11=Bradford |
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| journal=Icarus | volume=26 | issue=1 |
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| date=September 1975 | pages=85–98 |
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| doi=10.1016/0019-1035(75)90146-3 | bibcode=1975Icar...26...85D }}</ref> |
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* [http://blogs.libertaddigital.com/almanaque-de-la-historia-de-espana/1915-descubrimiento-del-primer-asteroide-por-cientificos-espanoles-9291/ 1915: Descubrimiento del primer asteroide por científicos españoles] |
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* [http://quark.prbb.org/26/026082.htm Josep Comas i Solà: divulgador científico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075550/http://quark.prbb.org/26/026082.htm |date=2014-10-17 }} |
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* [http://www.alpoma.net/tecob/?p=4740 José Comas y Solá, un barcelonés con estrella] |
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* [https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/ccivics/vil.laurania/p/30563/espai-expositiu-josep-comas-i-sola Vil·la Urània de Josep Comas i Solà] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023749/http://mtvo-bcn.blogspot.nl/2011/07/jose-comas-i-sola-astronomo30-de.html José Comas i Solá, astrónomo] |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Comas i Sola, Josep |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Comas Sola, Josep |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Catalan astronomer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 17 December 1868 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2 December 1937 |
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 17 August 2024
| Asteroids discovered: 11 [1] | |
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| 804 Hispania | March 20, 1915 |
| 925 Alphonsina | January 13, 1920 |
| 945 Barcelona | February 3, 1921 |
| 986 Amelia | October 19, 1922 |
| 1102 Pepita | November 5, 1928 |
| 1117 Reginita | May 24, 1927 |
| 1136 Mercedes | October 30, 1929 |
| 1188 Gothlandia | September 30, 1930 |
| 1626 Sadeya | January 10, 1927 |
| 1655 Comas Solà | November 28, 1929 |
| 1708 Pólit | December 1, 1929 |
Josep Comas i Solà (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈkoməz i suˈla]; Barcelona 17 December 1868 – 2 December 1937) was a Spanish astronomer, of Catalan origin, discoverer of minor planets, comets, and double stars.[2][3][4][5]
He wrote his first astronomy notes at the age of ten, and was only fifteen when he published an article in a French specialist magazine.[6]
He observed planets including Mars and Saturn, measuring the rotation period of the latter. He wrote some books popularizing astronomy, and was first president of the Spanish and American Astronomical Society (Spanish: Sociedad Astrónomica de España y América; S.A.D.E.Y.A.). He discovered the periodic comet 32P/Comas Solà, and co-discovered the non-periodic comet C/1925 F1 (Shajn-Comas Solà); he is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 11 asteroids during 1915–1930.[1] Comas i Solà is also credited with the discovery of the double star SOL 1.[7]
In 1905, Solà received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society. In 1908 he claimed to observe limb darkening of Saturn's moon Titan, the first evidence that the body had an atmosphere.[8] He was the head of Fabra Observatory since it was established in 1904.
The asteroids 1102 Pepita (from his nickname Pepito)[9] and 1655 Comas Solà are named after him,[10] as is Comas Sola crater on Mars.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Cassini at Saturn: Huygens results, p. 31, p. 61
- ^ Titan, p. xiv
- ^ Titan from Cassini–Huygens, p. 9
- ^ The Cassini–Huygens mission: overview, objectives, and Huygens istrumentarium, p. 419
- ^ Baedeker's Barcelona Peter M. Nahm, Automobile Association (Great Britain) - 1992 "Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937) Born in Barcelona, Josep Comas i Sola soon made his mark as an astronomer; he was only fifteen when he published an article in a French specialist magazine. "
- ^ "El Observador de Estrellas Dobles n.10" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Tilman Spohn (2014). Encyclopedia of the Solar System. Elsevier. p. 831. ISBN 9780124158450. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1102) Pepita". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1102) Pepita. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 94. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1103. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1655) Comas Solá". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1655) Comas Solá. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 131–132. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1656. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (September 1975). "The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union". Icarus. 26 (1): 85–98. Bibcode:1975Icar...26...85D. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(75)90146-3.
External links
[edit]- Josep Comas i Solà at astrogea.org (in Catalan)
- 1915: Descubrimiento del primer asteroide por científicos españoles
- Josep Comas i Solà: divulgador científico Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- José Comas y Solá, un barcelonés con estrella
- Vil·la Urània de Josep Comas i Solà
- José Comas i Solá, astrónomo
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