Peter Andreas Hansen | |
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 Peter Andreas Hansen | |
| Born | 8 December 1795 |
| Died | 28 March 1874 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Known for | Hansen hypothesis[1] |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1842, 1860) Copley Medal (1850) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
Peter Andreas Hansen (born 8 December 1795, Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark; died 28 March 1874, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany) was a Danish-born German astronomer.
- ^ Beck, Daniel (1984). "Life on the moon? A short history of the Hansen hypothesis". Annals of Science. 41 (5): 463–470. doi:10.1080/00033798400200361.