Jean Nicolini, Brazilian astronomer (São Paulo 09 April 1922 – Americana, São Paulo State 23 July 1991)

Son of French immigrants

PERFORMANCE

With Observatoire de Paris-Meudon colaborated in determining Venus rotation period

Performed observations on TLPs in Apollo Project of NASA (1968-72)

Standard Observer, AAVSO  (1961-91)

Honored in prix George Bidault de L’Isle by Societé Astronomique de France for photographic researches about Venus and Mars planets (1963)

LINKS

See http://astronomiaemfortaleza.blogspot.com/2011/07/20-anos-sem-jean-nicolini-1922-1991.html (in Portuguese)