Daniel Chalonge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Daniel Chalonge

French astronomer

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1895

Place of Birth: Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1977

Profession: astronomer, astrophysicist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Daniel Chalonge

  • Daniel Chalonge (January 21, 1895 – November 28, 1977) was a French astronomer and astrophysicist.
  • He was born in Grenoble and studied in Paris under Charles Fabry.
  • Chalonge worked as an astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, the Observatoire d'Haute Provence and the Swiss Jungfraujoch Scientific Station.
  • One of the founders of the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, his studies included the stellar spectrum of hydrogen, stellar photometry and classification, and measurement of the ozone layer.
  • Chalonge developed a microphotometer, which was subsequently named after him.
  • Between 1936 and 1982 he authored (or co-authored) over 90 scientific papers. Chalonge died in Paris.

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