The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)

In 2020, the scientific community will celebrate the 90th birthday of Vitaly Grigorevsky – the Ukrainian astronomer, a specialist in satellite astronomy, a representative of a scientific school of an outstanding Ukrainian scientist, corresponding member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, a direct...

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Main Author: Iryna Hrushytska
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Language:English
Published: State University of Infrastructure and Technologies 2019-12-01
Series:Історія науки і техніки
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Online Access:http://hst-journal.com/index.php/hst/article/view/382
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description In 2020, the scientific community will celebrate the 90th birthday of Vitaly Grigorevsky – the Ukrainian astronomer, a specialist in satellite astronomy, a representative of a scientific school of an outstanding Ukrainian scientist, corresponding member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, a director of the Odessa Astronomical Observatory – a professor Vladimir Platonovich Tsesevich. In the article on the basis of complex use of biographical method and methods of bibliographic and source analysis the basic milestones of life and scientific activity of Vitaly Grigorevsky are investigated. The Kherson, Odessa before-Chisinau, Chisinau and Odessa after-Chisinau periods of the scientist's life and work at the Odessa and Chisinau State University, Odessa Technological Institute named after M. V. Lomonosov. The basic directions of scientific researches of the scientist are defined: physical processes in semi-regular variable stars, photometric researches of artificial satellites of the Earth, research of geometry and motion of artificial satellites of the Earth and small planets, optimization of technological processes by mathematical methods with use of electronic computing methods. The contribution of Vitaly Grigorevsky to the formation and development of a new direction of scientific research in the 1960s - photometric observations of artificial satellites of the Earth is shown. The international aspect of Vitaly Grigorevsky's scientific and organizational activity and his work in the Commission on Multilateral Scientific Cooperation between the Academies of Sciences of Socialist Countries are covered. The activity of Vitaliy Grigorevsky as the initiator and coordinator of cooperative research in the field of photometric observations of artificial satellites of the Earth under the SPIN program was noted. The SPIN program included the stations of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Hungarian People's Republic, the German Democratic Republic, the Polish People's Republic, the Soviet Union and the United Arab Republic (Egypt). The little-known facts about the scientist's biography are covered.
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spelling doaj.art-ba0ec49180044fa0b0c4f42c3564d4832022-12-22T03:48:50ZengState University of Infrastructure and TechnologiesІсторія науки і техніки2415-74222415-74302019-12-0192(15)14715910.32703/2415-7422-2019-9-2(15)-147-159382The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)Iryna Hrushytska0Odessa National Polytechnic UniversityIn 2020, the scientific community will celebrate the 90th birthday of Vitaly Grigorevsky – the Ukrainian astronomer, a specialist in satellite astronomy, a representative of a scientific school of an outstanding Ukrainian scientist, corresponding member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, a director of the Odessa Astronomical Observatory – a professor Vladimir Platonovich Tsesevich. In the article on the basis of complex use of biographical method and methods of bibliographic and source analysis the basic milestones of life and scientific activity of Vitaly Grigorevsky are investigated. The Kherson, Odessa before-Chisinau, Chisinau and Odessa after-Chisinau periods of the scientist's life and work at the Odessa and Chisinau State University, Odessa Technological Institute named after M. V. Lomonosov. The basic directions of scientific researches of the scientist are defined: physical processes in semi-regular variable stars, photometric researches of artificial satellites of the Earth, research of geometry and motion of artificial satellites of the Earth and small planets, optimization of technological processes by mathematical methods with use of electronic computing methods. The contribution of Vitaly Grigorevsky to the formation and development of a new direction of scientific research in the 1960s - photometric observations of artificial satellites of the Earth is shown. The international aspect of Vitaly Grigorevsky's scientific and organizational activity and his work in the Commission on Multilateral Scientific Cooperation between the Academies of Sciences of Socialist Countries are covered. The activity of Vitaliy Grigorevsky as the initiator and coordinator of cooperative research in the field of photometric observations of artificial satellites of the Earth under the SPIN program was noted. The SPIN program included the stations of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Hungarian People's Republic, the German Democratic Republic, the Polish People's Republic, the Soviet Union and the United Arab Republic (Egypt). The little-known facts about the scientist's biography are covered.http://hst-journal.com/index.php/hst/article/view/382odessa astronomical observatorychisinauphotometric observationsartificial earth satellitesspin
spellingShingle Iryna Hrushytska
The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)
Історія науки і техніки
odessa astronomical observatory
chisinau
photometric observations
artificial earth satellites
spin
title The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)
title_full The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)
title_fullStr The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)
title_full_unstemmed The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)
title_short The life and scientific activity of Ukrainian astronomer V. M. Grigorevsky (1930-1981)
title_sort life and scientific activity of ukrainian astronomer v m grigorevsky 1930 1981
topic odessa astronomical observatory
chisinau
photometric observations
artificial earth satellites
spin
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