Hendrik C. van de Hulst
Astronomer
1918 – 2000
Who was Hendrik C. van de Hulst?
Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst ForMemRS was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician.
In 1944, while a student in Utrecht, he predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyperfine line of neutral interstellar hydrogen. After this line was discovered, he participated, with Jan Oort and Alex Muller, in the effort to use radio astronomy to map out the neutral hydrogen in our galaxy, which first revealed its spiral structure.
He spent most of his career at the University of Leiden, retiring in 1984. He published widely in astronomy, and dealt with the solar corona, and interstellar clouds. After 1960 he was a leader in international space research projects.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1918
Utrecht - Also known as
- Hendrik van de Hulst
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Education
- Utrecht University
- Died
- Jul 31, 2000
Leiden
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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