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Cornelis Johannes van Houten (18 February 1920 – 24 August 2002) was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten. Early life and education [ edit ] Born in The Hague , he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief period (1954–1956) as a research assistant at Yerkes Observatory .
Discoveries by Cornelis Johannes van Houten. This is a category for discoveries by astronomer Cornelis Johannes van Houten . See parent category for proper sortkey usage instructions.
Background. In a jointly credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was the discoverer of many thousands of asteroids (credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 4,641 numbered minor planets). [2]
Byron Collins Van Houten (1848–1904), U.S. politician. Carice van Houten (born 1976), Dutch actress, daughter of Theodore. Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801–1887), Dutch chocolate maker. Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920–2002), Dutch astronomer.
The asteroid was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory, California. [3] . It was named after NASA's Spirit Mars rover. [2] Orbit and classification.
Cornelis de Houtman (2 April 1565 – 1 September 1599) was a Dutch merchant seaman who commanded the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies. Although the voyage was difficult and yielded only a modest profit, Houtman showed that the Portuguese monopoly on the spice trade was vulnerable.
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