Gustaf Svanberg
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Swedish astronomer
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Gustaf Svanberg's Degrees
- PhD Astronomy Lund University
- Masters Physics Lund University
- Bachelors Physics Lund University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Gustaf Svanberg was a Swedish astronomer. He was a professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1842 to 1875, and prefect of the university's observatory between 1825 and 1878. During his tenure, Svanberg traveled to Germany to meet prominent astronomers of the time. After returning from the journey, he undertook efforts to improve the astronomical facilities at Uppsala. This included establishing geomagnetic research facilities to cooperate with Carl Friedrich Gauss, and building a new observatory in Uppsala, a project which was subject to political controversy at the time. The minor asteroid 8871 Svanberg is named after him.
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