Carl Vilhelm Ludwig Charlier (1 April 1862 – 4 November 1934) was a Swedishastronomer. His parents were Emmerich Emanuel and Aurora Kristina (née Hollstein) Charlier.
He made extensive statistical studies of the stars in our galaxy and their positions and motions, and tried to develop a model of the galaxy based on this. He proposed the siriometer as a unit of stellar distance.
Charlier was also interested in pure statistics and played a role in the development of statistics in Swedish academia. Several of his pupils became statisticians, working at universities and in government and companies.[1]
Related to his work on galactic structure, he also developed a cosmological theory based on the work of Johann Heinrich Lambert. In the resulting Lambert-Charlier Hierarchical Cosmology, increasingly large areas of space contain decreasing densities of matter, the principle being introduced to avoid the observational inconsistency that would otherwise emerge from Olbers's paradox.
Late in his career, he translated Isaac Newton's Principia into Swedish. He died in Lund, aged 72.
^de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (September 1975). "The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union". Icarus. 26 (1): 85–98. Bibcode:1975Icar...26...85D. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(75)90146-3.
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Bibliographyedit
Gustav Holmberg, Reaching for the Stars: Studies in the History of Swedish Stellar and Nebular Astronomy, 1860-1940 (Lund, 1999)[1]
Gustav Holmberg, "C.V.L. Charlier", in Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
carl, charlier, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, message, carl, vil. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Carl Vilhelm Ludwig Charlier 1 April 1862 4 November 1934 was a Swedish astronomer His parents were Emmerich Emanuel and Aurora Kristina nee Hollstein Charlier Carl Vilhelm Ludwig CharlierProfessor Carl Charlier in 1923 Born 1862 04 01 1 April 1862Ostersund SwedenDied4 November 1934 1934 11 04 aged 72 Lund SwedenKnown forCharlier polynomialsCharlier universeGram Charlier A seriesSiriometerAwardsBruce Medal 1933 James Craig Watson Medal 1924 Grave of Carl Charlier in Lund Sweden Contents 1 Career 2 Publications 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksCareer editCharlier was born in Ostersund He received his Ph D from Uppsala University in 1887 later worked there and at the Stockholm Observatory and was Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Observatory at Lund University from 1897 He made extensive statistical studies of the stars in our galaxy and their positions and motions and tried to develop a model of the galaxy based on this He proposed the siriometer as a unit of stellar distance Charlier was also interested in pure statistics and played a role in the development of statistics in Swedish academia Several of his pupils became statisticians working at universities and in government and companies 1 Related to his work on galactic structure he also developed a cosmological theory based on the work of Johann Heinrich Lambert In the resulting Lambert Charlier Hierarchical Cosmology increasingly large areas of space contain decreasing densities of matter the principle being introduced to avoid the observational inconsistency that would otherwise emerge from Olbers s paradox Late in his career he translated Isaac Newton s Principia into Swedish He died in Lund aged 72 James Craig Watson Medal 1924 2 Bruce Medal 1933 3 Named after him Charlier lunar crater Charlier Martian crater on Mars 4 Asteroid 8677 Charlier Charlier polynomialsPublications editCarl Ludwig Charlier Die Mechanik des Himmels 1902 1907 Leipzig Veit 2 volumes 2nd edition in 1927 Lectures on Stellar Statistics Charlier 1921References edit Astronomy in Sweden 1860 1940 www astro uu se Retrieved 2021 02 28 James Craig Watson Medal www nasonline org Retrieved 2021 02 28 1933PASP 45 5T Page 5 adsabs harvard edu Retrieved 2021 02 28 de Vaucouleurs G et al September 1975 The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union Icarus 26 1 85 98 Bibcode 1975Icar 26 85D doi 10 1016 0019 1035 75 90146 3 MNRAS 95 1935 339Bibliography editGustav Holmberg Reaching for the Stars Studies in the History of Swedish Stellar and Nebular Astronomy 1860 1940 Lund 1999 1 Gustav Holmberg C V L Charlier in Hockey Thomas 2009 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Springer Publishing ISBN 978 0 387 31022 0 Retrieved August 22 2012 External links editBruce Medal page Awarding of Bruce Medal PASP 45 1933 5 Gustav Holmberg Astronomy in Sweden 1860 1940 Works by Carl Vilhelm Ludwig Charlier at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Carl Charlier at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Charlier amp oldid 1211027629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
