José María Torroja Menéndez was a Spanish astronomer born in Madrid on August 29, 1916, and he passed away on December 29, 1994. He earned his doctorate in sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1941. Torroja contributed significantly to the field by calculating asteroid orbits, geodesy, and eclipses. Notably, he invented a camera for determining the internal contacts of solar eclipses. He served at the Madrid Observatory, was a council member of CSIC, and became an academician of the Royal Academy in 1967.
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Meaning of the name - Jose
God will increase, He will add
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Place of Birth: Madrid
Place of Death: Madrid
Educated At: Complutense University of Madrid
Occupation: mathematician | astronomer
Employers: Central University of Madrid | Madrid Observatory
Awards Received: Academician of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
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Ephemeris for August 29, 1916
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 29, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 29, 2024 |
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| Sun | 5 Virgo 59 | 6 Virgo 50 | 23 Sagittarius 25 |
| Moon | 17 Virgo 18 | 17 Cancer 13 | 0 Virgo 45 |
| Mercury | 0 Libra 40 | 21 Leo 27 | 5 Capricorn 19 |
| Venus | 20 Cancer 52 | 0 Libra 11 | 21 Scorpio 48 |
| Mars | 23 Libra 24 | 26 Gemini 16 | 10 Capricorn 41 |
| Jupiter | 5 Taurus 5 | 18 Gemini 45 | 25 Aries 11 |
| Saturn | 26 Cancer 41 | 16 Pisces 39 | 0 Leo 23 |
| Uranus | 16 Aquarius 56 | 27 Taurus 16 | 16 Aquarius 47 |
| Neptune | 3 Leo 39 | 29 Pisces 6 | 4 Leo 30 |
| Pluto | 4 Cancer 10 | 0 Aquarius 2 | 3 Cancer 34 |
| Rahu | 26 Capricorn 56 | 8 Aries 4 | 21 Capricorn 13 |
| Ketu | 26 Cancer 56 | 8 Libra 4 | 21 Cancer 13 |
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