Olaf Pedersen | |
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| Born | 8 April 1920 |
| Died | 3 December 1997 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Historian of science |
Olaf Pedersen (8 April 1920 – 3 December 1997) was a Danish historian of science who was "leading authority on astronomy in classical antiquity and the Latin middle ages."[1]
Pedersen was active in the journal Centaurus, the Steno Museum, the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, and the International Academy of the History of Science.