Kapteyn
[ kahp-tahyn ]
noun
Ja·co·bus Cor·ne·lis [yah-koh-bys kawr-ney-lis], /yɑˈkoʊ büs kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/, 1851–1922, Dutch astronomer.
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Such a value of the secular parallax is also called, by Kapteyn, the systematic parallax of the stars.
Lectures on Stellar Statistics | Carl Vilhelm Ludvig CharlierThe values of π are generally taken from the table of Kapteyn and Weersma mentioned in the previous chapter.
Lectures on Stellar Statistics | Carl Vilhelm Ludvig CharlierKapteyn considers the catalogue complete to at least the magnitude 9m.2.
Lectures on Stellar Statistics | Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
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