Back علاء ماسيفيتش ARZ Масевич Алла Генриховна Bashkir Alla Genrichovna Masevič Czech Alla Masevich Welsh Alla Genrichowna Massewitsch German Ala Masévich Spanish Alla Massevitš Estonian Alla Masevitx Basque Alla Genrichovna Masevitsj French Alla Genrichovna Masevitsj Italian
Alla Masevich | |
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| Born | Alla Genrikhovna Masevich October 9, 1918 |
| Died | May 6, 2008 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Gosudarstvennom Astronomuheskom Institut |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
Alla Genrikhovna Masevich (Russian: Алла Генриховна Масевич; 9 October 1918 — 6 May 2008) was a Soviet and Russian astronomer. She graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University. She served as deputy chairman of the Astronomical Council of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1952, and worked closely with Viktor Ambartsumian. She became a professor of space geodesy at the Moscow Institute of Geodesy and Cartography in 1972.[1]
She is known for her work in organizing groups to observe some of the first Russian satellites (1956–57). Masevich was the Russian delegate to the International Astronautical Federation Congress following the 1957 Sputnik launch and presented a paper on optical tracking of satellites.[2]
- ^ Lankford, John, ed. (1997). History of Astronomy An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 0-8153-0322-X.
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