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Bohdan Paczyński

Index Bohdan Paczyński

Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski (8 February 1940 – 19 April 2007) was a Polish astronomer notable for his theories and work in the fields of stellar evolution, accretion discs, and gamma ray bursts. [1]

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  1. 68 relations: Accretion disk, Acta Astronomica, All Sky Automated Survey, All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae, American Astronomical Society, American Institute of Physics, Andrzej Udalski, Antoinette de Vaucouleurs, Asteroid, Astronomer, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Astronomische Gesellschaft, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Brain tumor, Bruce Medal, Bruno Rossi Prize, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, California Institute of Technology, Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, Eddington Medal, Gamma-ray burst, Gazeta Wyborcza, George Darwin Lectureship, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Gravitational lens, Gravitational microlensing, Grzegorz Pojmański, Henry Draper Medal, Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, Honorary degree, Jurzykowski Prize, Karl Schwarzschild Medal, Kraków, Los Angeles Times, Lyman Spitzer, Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship, Marian Smoluchowski Medal, Martial law in Poland, National Academy of Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment, Order of Polonia Restituta, Paczyński–Wiita potential, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Astronomical Society, Polish literature, Polish Physical Society, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, ... Expand index (18 more) »

  2. 20th-century Polish astronomers
  3. 21st-century Polish astronomers
  4. Scientists from Vilnius
  5. Winners of the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

Accretion disk

An accretion disk is a structure (often a circumstellar disk) formed by diffuse material in orbital motion around a massive central body.

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Acta Astronomica

Acta Astronomica is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics.

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All Sky Automated Survey

The All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS) is a Polish project implemented on 7 April 1997 to do photometric monitoring of approximately 20 million stars brighter than 14 magnitude all over the sky.

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All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae

The All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) is an automated program to search for new supernovae and other astronomical transients, headed by astronomers from the Ohio State University, including Christopher Kochanek and Krzysztof Stanek.

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American Astronomical Society

The American Astronomical Society (AAS, sometimes spoken as "double-A-S") is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC.

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American Institute of Physics

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies.

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Andrzej Udalski

Andrzej Jarosław Udalski (born 22 January 1957 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish astronomer and astrophysicist, and director of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw. Bohdan Paczyński and Andrzej Udalski are 20th-century Polish astronomers, Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta and university of Warsaw alumni.

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Antoinette de Vaucouleurs

Antoinette de Vaucouleurs (November 14, 1921, Paris, France-August 29, 1987, Austin, Texas, USA) was an astronomer who worked in the Astronomy Department of the University of Texas at Austin for 25 years (1961-1986) when few women worked in the field.

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Asteroid

An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.

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Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth.

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is an American scientific and educational organization, founded in San Francisco on February 7, 1889, immediately following the solar eclipse of January 1, 1889.

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Astronomische Gesellschaft

The Astronomische Gesellschaft is an astronomical society established in 1863 in Heidelberg, the second oldest astronomical society after the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Astrophysics

Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Bruce Medal

The Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy.

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Bruno Rossi Prize

The Bruno Rossi Prize is awarded annually by the High Energy Astrophysics division of the American Astronomical Society "for a significant contribution to High Energy Astrophysics, with particular emphasis on recent, original work".

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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (BAAS; Bull. Am. Astron. Soc.) is the journal of record for the American Astronomical Society established in 1969.

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California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.

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Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

The Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics is jointly awarded each year by the American Astronomical Society and American Institute of Physics for outstanding work in astrophysics.

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Eddington Medal

The Eddington Medal is awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society for investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics.

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Gamma-ray burst

In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies, being the brightest and most extreme explosive events in the entire universe, as NASA describes the bursts as the "most powerful class of explosions in the universe".

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Gazeta Wyborcza

(The Electoral Gazette in English) is a Polish nationwide daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland.

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George Darwin Lectureship

The George Darwin Lectureship is an award granted by the Royal Astronomical Society to a 'distinguished and eloquent speaker' on the subject of Astronomy including astrochemistry, astrobiology and astroparticle physics.

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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society is the highest award given by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Bohdan Paczyński and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society are Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Gravitational lens

A gravitational lens is matter, such as a cluster of galaxies or a point particle, that bends light from a distant source as it travels toward an observer. Bohdan Paczyński and gravitational lens are gravitational lensing.

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Gravitational microlensing

Gravitational microlensing is an astronomical phenomenon caused by the gravitational lens effect. Bohdan Paczyński and gravitational microlensing are gravitational lensing.

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Grzegorz Pojmański

Grzegorz Pojmański (born April 16, 1959, in Warsaw), is a Polish astronomer and professor at the Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, Poland. Bohdan Paczyński and Grzegorz Pojmański are 20th-century Polish astronomers and 21st-century Polish astronomers.

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Henry Draper Medal

The Henry Draper Medal is awarded every 4 years by the United States National Academy of Sciences "for investigations in astronomical physics".

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Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

The Henry Norris Russell Lectureship is awarded each year by the American Astronomical Society in recognition of a lifetime of excellence in astronomical research.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Jurzykowski Prize

The Alfred Jurzykowski Prize is an annual prize awarded by the Alfred Jurzykowski Foundation in New York City for the translation of Polish works into English.

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Karl Schwarzschild Medal

The Karl Schwarzschild Medal, named after the astrophysicist Karl Schwarzschild, is an award presented by the Astronomische Gesellschaft (German Astronomical Society) to eminent astronomers and astrophysicists.

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Kraków

(), also spelled as Cracow or Krakow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Lyman Spitzer

Lyman Spitzer Jr. (June 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997) was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer and mountaineer. Bohdan Paczyński and Lyman Spitzer are Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship

The Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship, also known as the Aaronson Prize, is an award of the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory which promotes and recognizes excellence in astronomical research.

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Marian Smoluchowski Medal

The Marian Smoluchowski Medal is a Polish annual science award conferred by the Polish Physical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyczne, PTF) for contributions in the field of physics.

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Martial law in Poland

Martial law in Poland (Stan wojenny w Polsce) existed between 13 December 1981 and 22 July 1983.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń or NCU (Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, UMK) is located in Toruń, Poland.

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Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) is a Polish astronomical project based at the University of Warsaw that runs a long-term variability sky survey (1992–present). Bohdan Paczyński and Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment are gravitational lensing.

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Order of Polonia Restituta

The Order of Polonia Restituta (Order Odrodzenia Polski, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921.

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Paczyński–Wiita potential

The Paczyński–Wiita potential is an approximation of the gravitational potential around a non-rotating black hole.

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Polish Academy of Sciences

The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.

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Polish Astronomical Society

The Polish Astronomical Society (Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne, PTA) is science society in Poland, founded in 1923, with headquarters in Warsaw.

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Polish literature

Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland.

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Polish Physical Society

The Polish Physical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyczne, PTF) is a professional scientific society of Polish physicists.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton is a borough in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science

The Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science is the most prestigious scientific award in Poland given every year from 1992 by a non-governmental non-profit Polish organization, Foundation for Polish Science.

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Royal Astronomical Society

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society and charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.

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Stellar evolution

Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of its lifetime and how it can lead to the creation of a new star.

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Steven Balbus

Steven Andrew Balbus (born 23 November 1953) is an American-born astrophysicist who is the Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow at New College, Oxford.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Time-domain astronomy

Time-domain astronomy is the study of how astronomical objects change with time.

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Timeline of Polish science and technology

Education has been of prime interest to Poland's rulers since the early 12th century.

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Toruń

Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Arizona

The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona.

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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas.

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University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland.

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University of Wrocław

The University of Wrocław (Uniwersytet Wrocławski, UWr; Universitas Wratislaviensis) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland.

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Variable star

A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) changes with time.

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Vilnius

Vilnius, previously known in English as Vilna, is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the second-most-populous city in the Baltic states.

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Warsaw

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland.

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Włodzimierz Zonn

Wlodzimierz Zonn (14 July 1905, Vilnius – 28 February 1975) was a Polish astronomer. Bohdan Paczyński and Włodzimierz Zonn are 20th-century Polish astronomers and scientists from Vilnius.

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See also

20th-century Polish astronomers

21st-century Polish astronomers

Scientists from Vilnius

Winners of the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohdan_Paczyński

Also known as B. Paczynski, Bohdan Paczynski.

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