René Jarry-Desloges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Frencha stronomer
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Place of Birth: Ardennes, Grand Est, France
About René Jarry-Desloges
- René Jarry-Desloges (February 1, 1868 – June 1, 1951) was a French amateur astronomer who worked at his own observatory. He observed the planets, and claimed to have confirmed Giovanni Schiaparelli's value of the rotational period of Mercury.
- However, radar observations made in 1965 showed that they were both wrong.The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Janssen Medal for 1914.
- There is an impact crater on Mars named in his honor.
- In 1921, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.
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