Jaap Tinbergen was a Dutch astronomer born on December 19, 1934, in The Hague, and died on June 20, 2010. He studied physics at Cambridge and computer science at Birmingham. Tinbergen conducted ionospheric research in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year and later worked on galactic radiation polarization at Leiden Observatory. He specialized in optical photometry, particularly polarized light, and earned his PhD in 1972. He contributed to polarimetric studies in astronomy and developed instruments for exoplanet searches. The asteroid (10434) Tinbergen is named in his honor.
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Meaning of the name - Jaap
The name Jaap is a Dutch diminutive of the name Jacob, which means 'supplanter' or 'he who holds by the heel'.
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Jaap Tinbergen belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: The Hague
Educated At: Leiden University
Occupation: astronomer
Employers: Leiden Observatory | Kapteyn Observatory | ASTRON
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Ephemeris for December 19, 1934
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 19, 2023 | Secondary Progressions for December 19, 2023 |
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| Sun | 27 Sagittarius 7 | 27 Sagittarius 31 | 27 Pisces 10 |
| Moon | 13 Gemini 42 | 26 Pisces 33 | 10 Virgo 25 |
| Mercury | 20 Sagittarius 43 | 4 Capricorn 39 | 29 Aquarius 46 |
| Venus | 4 Capricorn 34 | 17 Scorpio 45 | 25 Aries 27 |
| Mars | 4 Libra 3 | 18 Sagittarius 15 | 22 Libra 14 |
| Jupiter | 14 Scorpio 26 | 5 Taurus 46 | 22 Scorpio 55 |
| Saturn | 24 Aquarius 2 | 2 Pisces 13 | 3 Pisces 58 |
| Uranus | 27 Aries 37 | 19 Taurus 43 | 29 Aries 31 |
| Neptune | 14 Virgo 34 | 24 Pisces 56 | 12 Virgo 48 |
| Pluto | 25 Cancer 31 | 28 Capricorn 59 | 23 Cancer 54 |
| Rahu | 2 Aquarius 53 | 21 Aries 31 | 28 Capricorn 11 |
| Ketu | 2 Leo 53 | 21 Libra 31 | 28 Cancer 11 |
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