Vainu Bappu

Vainu Bappu
Vainu Bappu

Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped establish several astronomical institutions in India——including the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after him—and also contributed to the establishment of the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics. In 1957, he discovered the Wilson-Bappu effect jointly with American astronomer Olin Chaddock Wilson.

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Male
Date of Birth
August 10th, 1927
Age
98
Birth Place
India
Date of Death
August 19th, 1982
Died Aged
55
Star Sign
Leo
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