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Peter Andreas Hansen
Peter Andreas Hansen
Born(1795-12-08)8 December 1795
Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark
Died28 March 1874(1874-03-28) (aged 78)
Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
NationalityDanish
Known forHansen hypothesis[1]
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1842, 1860)
Copley Medal (1850)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

Peter Andreas Hansen (born 8 December 1795, Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark; died 28 March 1874, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany) was a Danish-born German astronomer.

  1. ^ Beck, Daniel (1984). "Life on the moon? A short history of the Hansen hypothesis". Annals of Science. 41 (5): 463–470. doi:10.1080/00033798400200361.

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