Arvind Bhatnagar

Arvind Bhatnagar
Arvind Bhatnagar
Born November 19, 1936(1936-11-19)
Beawar, Rajasthan
Died May 18, 2006(2006-05-18) (aged 69)
Residence Udaipur, Rajasthan
Nationality Indian
Fields Solar Astronomy
Institutions Udaipur Solar Observatory
Alma mater Agra University
Doctoral advisor Prof. M. K. Vainu Bappu

Arvind Bhatnagar made significant contributions to Solar Astronomy, and founded several planetaria across India. He was the founder-director of the Udaipur Solar Observatory, and the founder director of Nehru Planetarium of Bombay.[1].

Publications

Fundamentals of Solar Astronomy, William Livingston coauthor, World Scientific Publishing Company, Inc., 2005

References

  1. ^ Bulletins of the Astronomical Society of India, Volume 34, Number 2, June 2006 Obituary

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