Eugene Rabe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eugene Rabe

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 08-May-1911

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1974

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Eugene Rabe

  • Eugene Karl Rabe (May 8, 1911 – July 1974[1]) was a German-American astronomer. He was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Hermann and Luise.
  • From 1937–1948 he was a member of the staff at the Heidelberg, Germany branch of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut.
  • After World War II, it was arranged for him to come to the United States.
  • He then became professor of astronomy at the University of Cincinnati, while working at the Cincinnati Observatory.
  • His work included orbital motions of the Trojan asteroids, and particularly the orbit of 433 Eros.
  • In 1951, he used twenty years worth of observations of Eros to determine the gravitational perturbations of the planets.
  • From these, he calculated the most accurate masses to that date of Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon.The minor planet 1624 Rabe is named after him.

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