André Brahic
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André Brahic | |
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.jpg) Brahic at the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center (2009) | |
| Born | André Fernand Brahic 30 November 1942 |
| Died | 15 May 2016 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Known for | Discovering the rings of Neptune |
| Awards | Carl Sagan Medal (2009) |
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| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
André Fernand Brahic (30 November 1942 – 15 May 2016) was a French astrophysicist. He is known for his discovery of the rings of Neptune, one of which is discontinuous and whose segments he named Liberté, Égalité, and Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity), the national motto of France.[1][2]
Brahic was a member of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and a professor at the University of Paris. He was also on the imaging team for the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft. In 1990, the asteroid 3488 Brahic was named in is honor.[3] In 2001, he was given the Carl Sagan Medal.
Brahic was born in 1942 in Paris. His family originated from the coal mining village of Petit-Brahic in the Banne commune of southern France. Brahic had stated that many of his ancestors died of silicosis, but his father quit the mines to work for the railway industry.[4] Brahic died of cancer in Paris on 15 May 2016. He was 73.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Barthélémy, Pierre (15 May 2016). "Découvreur des anneaux de Neptune, André Brahic est mort". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Andre Brahic, discoverer of Neptune's rings, dies". bbc.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "André Brahic Profile at the Planetary Society". planetary.org. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Barthélémy, Pierre (20 February 2008). "André Brahic, pour l'amour du ciel". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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