Hendrik C. van de Hulst
Hendrik C. van de Hulst | |
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University of Leiden | |
| Thesis | Optics of spherical particles (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | Marcel Minnaert[1] |
| Doctoral students | 26,[2] including Johan Bleeker, Elly Dekker,[3] Harm Habing, Vincent Icke, Alexander Ollongren, Tim de Zeeuw |
Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst (19 November 1918 – 31 July 2000) was a Dutch astronomer.
In 1944, while a student in Utrecht,
He spent most of his career at Leiden University, retiring in 1984. He published widely in astronomy, and dealt with the solar corona, and interstellar clouds. After 1960 he was a leader in international space research projects.[6]
In 1956 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]
Books
- van de Hulst, H.C., Light Scattering by Small Particles, New York, (ISBN 0-486-64228-3.[8]
- van de Hulst, H.C., Multiple Light Scattering, New York, ISBN 978-0-12-710701-1.[8]
Honors
Awards
- National Academy of Sciences (1955)[9]
- Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1955)
- Rumford Medal of the Royal Society (1964)
- Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1978)[10]
- Karl Schwarzschild Medal of the Astronomische Gesellschaft (1995)
Named after him
- 2413 van de Hulst
- van de Hulst approximation
Honors
- elected to the American Philosophical Society (1960)[11]
- elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1960)[12]
- elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (1977)[13]
See also
References
- ^ .
- ^ Hendrik C. van de Hulst at the Mathematics Genealogy Project . Consulted on 9 August 2023.
- S2CID 199240526.
- ^ Astronomy Tree profile Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst
- ISBN 9780486139753.
- ^ "Hulst, Hendrik Christoffel van de." in Encyclopædia Britannica (2010)
- ^ "Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst (1918–2000)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Hendrik C. van de Hulst Bibliography". Sonoma State University: Department of Physics and Astronomy. Sonoma State University. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Henry Draper Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ "Past Winners of the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Hendrik C. van de Hulst". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
Bibliography
- Tenn, Joe. "Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst". Sonoma State University. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
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