Sofia Romanskaya (1886–1969) was a Soviet astronomer known as one of the first Russian women to have a significant role in the field.
Sofia Vasilievna Voroshilova-Romanskaya | |
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| Born | 1886 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 1969 |
| Other names | Sofia Romanskaya |
| Alma mater | Bestuzhev Courses |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Biography
editSofia (also spelled Sofya) Vasilievna Voroshilova-Romanskaya was born in St. Petersburg. She graduated from the Bestuzhev Courses, a prominent women's educational institution in the Russian Empire.[1]
Romanskaya worked at the Pulkovo Observatory from 1908 to 1959.[2] There, she carried out over 20,000 latitude observations in her studies of polar motion.[3] She was a member of the International Astronomical Union and attended the organization's 1958 General Assembly in Moscow.[4]
The asteroid (3761) Romanskaya, discovered by Grigory Neujmin in 1936, was named after her. A crater on planet Venus also bears her name.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ворошилова-Романская Софья Васильевна". Astronet. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "(3761) Romanskaya". IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Rykhlova, L. K. (1995). "Women-Astronomers of Former USSR". Highlights of Astronomy. 10: 98–100. doi:10.1017/S153929960001039X. S2CID 172409379. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Sadler, D. H., ed. (1960). Transactions of the International Astronomical Union: Volume X, Tenth General Assembly Held At Moscow. Cambridge University Press. pp. 66, 271, 275, 767.
- ^ "Venus Crater Database, Romanskaya". Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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