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Vasily Fesenkov

Vasily Fesenkov is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Vasily Fesenkov rather than just read about it. In short: Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Фесенков, 13 January 1889 – 12 March 1972) was a Soviet Russian astrophysicist. Biography He was born in Novocherkassk.

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Reference excerpt

Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Фесенков, 13 January 1889 – 12 March 1972) was a Soviet Russian astrophysicist.

Biography He was born in Novocherkassk. After graduating from the Kharkov University (1911) he entered the Sorbonne, where he defended a dissertation for the Doctor of Science degree in 1914; in between he interned at the Paris, Meudon, and Nice observatories. Fesenkov was one of founders of the Russian astrophysical institute (1923). It was later renamed to Sternberg Astronomical Institute, where he worked as a director in 1936 - 1939. In 1935 Fesenkov was elected an Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He was the first to make a study of Zodiacal light using photometry, and suggested a theory of its dynamics. He founded the Astrophysical Institute in Alma-Ata (currently Almaty) and was its director until his retirement in 1964. Fesenkov was also a member of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences. He worked on cosmogony, planetary and Solar System astronomy. In 1947 he travelled to the site of the Tunguska event and estimated the mass and orbit of the impact body. He did the same for the Sikhote-Alin Meteorite that fell in 1947. Fesenkov was awarded three Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner and various medals. The lunar crater Fesenkov is named after him, as is a crater on Mars. A minor planet 2286 Fesenkov discovered in 1977 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh is named after him. He died in Moscow.

Bibliography Life in the universe by A. Oparin and V. Fesenkov, New York, Twayne Publishers, 1961 Soviet IGY studies in zodiacal light by Fesenkov V.G., New York, U. S. Joint Publications Research Service, 1959

References

External links

Obituaries IAJ 11(1972) 162

Illustrations

Vasily Fesenkov: Vasily Fesenkov on a 1988 Soviet Postal cover — Vasily Fesenkov on a 1988 Soviet Postal cover

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vasily Fesenkov

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Vasily Fesenkov ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Vasily Fesenkov

In research: Vasily Fesenkov appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Vasily Fesenkov in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Vasily Fesenkov is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1889 births, 1972 deaths, Academic staff of Kharkiv Observatory, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vasily Fesenkov outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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What is Vasily Fesenkov in simple terms?

Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Фесенков, 13 January 1889 – 12 March 1972) was a Soviet Russian astrophysicist. Biography He was born in Novocherkassk.

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