Konrad Rudnicki

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Konrad Rudnicki

Konrad Rudnicki (born 2 July 1926 in

Old Catholic Mariavite Church.[1]

He was a member of the Free European Academy of Science, of Commission 28 (Galaxies) of the International Astronomical Union, and of the Mathematical-Astronomical Section at the Goetheanum in Switzerland.

Life

In

Righteous among the Nations.[3]

Rudnicki was at the California Institute of Technology from 1965 to 1967 and at Rice University from 1988 to 1989.

He discovered several

galaxy clusters
.

His areas of interest included

methodology of science
.

He discovered comet C/1966 T1, known as "Rudnicki's Comet."

See also

  • List of Poles
  • Science in Poland
  • Polish Righteous among the Nations

Notes

  1. ^ "Zmarł astronom Konrad Rudnicki | Urania - Postępy Astronomii". urania.pta.edu.pl (in Polish). Toruń, PL: Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne. 2013-11-13. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  2. ^ www.mateusz.pl - interview with Konrad Rudnicki (Polish).
  3. Holocaust, at Yad Vashem
    website

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