Arcadio Poveda
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| Arcadio Poveda | |
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| Born | 15 July 1930 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico[1] |
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| Residence | Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley[2] |
| Known for | Poveda's formula[3] |
| Notable awards | National Prize for Science (1975) |
Arcadio Poveda Ricalde (b. 15 July 1930) is a prominent Mexican astronomer who developed a method to calculate the mass of elliptical galaxies.[1] He received Mexico's National Prize for Science in 1975, chaired its National Astronomical Observatory from 1968 to 1980 and was elected to The National College in 1989.[2]
Poveda was born in Mérida, Yucatán. He initially enrolled at the National Autonomous University of Mexico but ended up graduating with both a Bachelor of Arts degree (1953) and a PhD in Astronomy (1956) from the University of California, Berkeley.[2] Afterward, he moved back to Mexico and enrolled at the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University, where he has worked as a researcher since 1956. As a visiting scholar, he has lectured at the Institute of Astrophysics (CNRS) in France (1963), Columbia University (1967), Kitt Peak National Observatory (1981-82, 1983-84), and at the University of California, San Diego (1982-1983).[2]
A public planetarium in his native Mérida, Yucatán, is named in his honor.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b El Colegio Nacional. Miembros: Poveda Ricalde, Arcadio (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b c d Poveda, Arcadio. Curriculum vitae (Spanish).
- ^ Binney, James (1982). Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies and Other Spheroidal Components. Annual Reviews. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Municipality of Mérida. Planetario Arcadio Poveda (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
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| NAME | Poveda, Arcadio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poveda Ricalde, Arcadio; Poveda-Ricalde, Arcadio |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Mexican astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 July 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
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