Olaf Hassel

Olaf Hassel (1898 – 1972) was a Norwegian amateur astronomer. He is known for his discoveries of the comet Jurlov-Achmarof-Hassel in April 1939 and the nova V446 Herculis on 7 March 1960. Hassel was born deaf.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ Engvold, Oddbjørn. "Olaf Hassel". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Olaf_Hassel/utdypning. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Olaf Hassel" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Olaf_Hassel. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 

External Links

• "Comet Discovered by Amateur Astronomers." Popular Science, September 1939, p. 113.

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Name	Hassel, Olaf
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Date of birth	1898
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Date of death	1972
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