André-Louis Danjon
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 58 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 6,1890 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Caen |
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| Date of died | April 21,1967 |
| Died | Suresnes |
| France | |
| Known for | Danjon scale |
| Job | Astronomer |
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| ID | 1486253 |
André-Louis Danjon Life story
André-Louis Danjon was a French astronomer born in Caen to Louis Dominique Danjon and Marie Justine Binet. Danjon devised a method to measure "earthshine" on the Moon using a telescope in which a prism split the Moon's image into two identical side-by-side images.