Boris Petrovich Modestov ( December 3, 1868 , Ryazan - 1909 ) - Russian astronomer .
| Boris Petrovich Modestov | |
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| Date of Birth | December 3, 1868 |
| Place of Birth | Ryazan |
| Date of death | 1909 |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Scientific field | astrometry |
| Place of work | Pulkovo Observatory |
| Alma mater | University of Moscow |
Biography
From the nobility of the Ryazan province [1] . In 1892 he graduated from Moscow University with a gold medal for his essay "Double Stars".
From 1895 he worked at the Moscow Astronomical Observatory , from 1903 - at the Pulkovo Observatory .
In 1896-1901 he repeated the observations of the Schweitzer zone.
Engaged in double stars , compiled a catalog of stars from 0 to + 4 ° (according to the program of Bonn Ferris).
His catalog was the first timely completed large catalog released in Moscow.
In 1899, Modestov published a valuable monograph on double stars.
After him, systematic work on the meridian circle was resumed only from 1918 by S. A. Kazakov (zone 50–55 °); this work, which lasted for two decades, remained unfinished.
Notes
- ↑ Likharev MP Alphabetical list of noble families of the Ryazan province, included in the noble family book on January 1, 1893 . - Ryazan, 1893. - p. 81.