Ludwig Franz Benedict Biermann (Born on March 13 1907 in Hamm
Hamm
Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 180,849.... – January 12 1986 in München) was a German astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies Celestial body such as planets, stars, and Galaxy.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using physical laws.... .
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of astronomical objects such as galaxy, stars, planets, exoplanets, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions.... and plasma physics. He predicted the existence of the solar wind
Solar wind
The solar wind is a Electric current—a Plasma —ejected from the stellar atmosphere of the sun. It consists mostly of electrons and protons with energies of about 1 electron volt.... .
The Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy.... in 1967 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Gold Medal is the highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society.... in 1974.
73640 Biermann is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 5, 1977 by H.-E. Schuster at the European Southern Observatory.... is named in his honor.
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Ludwig Franz Benedict Biermann (Born on March 13 1907 in Hamm
Hamm
Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of December 2003 its population was 180,849.... – January 12 1986 in München) was a German astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies Celestial body such as planets, stars, and Galaxy.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using physical laws.... .
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of astronomical objects such as galaxy, stars, planets, exoplanets, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions.... and plasma physics. He predicted the existence of the solar wind
Solar wind
The solar wind is a Electric current—a Plasma —ejected from the stellar atmosphere of the sun. It consists mostly of electrons and protons with energies of about 1 electron volt.... .
The Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy.... in 1967 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Gold Medal is the highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society.... in 1974.
73640 Biermann is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 5, 1977 by H.-E. Schuster at the European Southern Observatory.... is named in his honor.
