Heino Eelsalu (8 May 1930 – 26 July 1998) was an Estonian astronomer and science historian.[1]
Eelsalu was born in Tallinn in 1930. In 1954 he graduated from Tartu State University in mathematics. After graduating he worked at the Tartu Observatory.[1]
His main fields of research were the structure of Galaxy, and stellar photometry.[1]
He was a member of many international and local organisations, eg International Astronomical Union and Estonian Naturalists' Society.[1]
Works
edit- Astronoomia areng Eesti kultuuriloolise probleemina. // Teaduse ajaloo lehekülgi Eestist II (1976).
- Theoretical foundations of stellar statistics. Tallinn 1982.
- Johann Heinrich Mädler (1794–1874): Eine dokumentarische Biographie (with Dieter B. Herrmann). Berlin 1985.
- Ajastult ajastule. Tallinn 1985.
- Theory of basic galactic statistical research systems. Tallinn 1990.
- Rara astronomica in Estonia I-X (one of the authors). Tallinn 1977-1990.
- Astronoomialeksikon. Tallinn 1996.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tartu Tähetorni Kalender". muuseum.to.ee. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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