TY - JOUR
T1 - Henrique Morize and the eclipse of May 1919
T2 - the national observatory of Brazil, the solar corona, and pure science
AU - Videira, Antonio A. P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The role of the French-Brazilian astronomer Henrique Morize in the organization of the Brazilian expedition to Sobral, Ceará, in northeastern Brazil, to observe the total solar eclipse of 29 May 1919, is discussed. Morize’s goal was to show that the National Observatory of Brazil was capable of performing scientific tasks, which it did not always have the opportunity to do because of inconstant Federal Government funding. Correspondence, articles, and statements by Morize and his colleagues, especially the report he wrote about the eclipse, are exploited to demonstrate the importance of this event to his career.
AB - The role of the French-Brazilian astronomer Henrique Morize in the organization of the Brazilian expedition to Sobral, Ceará, in northeastern Brazil, to observe the total solar eclipse of 29 May 1919, is discussed. Morize’s goal was to show that the National Observatory of Brazil was capable of performing scientific tasks, which it did not always have the opportunity to do because of inconstant Federal Government funding. Correspondence, articles, and statements by Morize and his colleagues, especially the report he wrote about the eclipse, are exploited to demonstrate the importance of this event to his career.
KW - 1919 total solar eclipse
KW - Brazil
KW - National observatory
KW - Pure science
KW - Solar corona
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U2 - 10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2020.02.07
DO - 10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2020.02.07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103080372
SN - 1440-2807
VL - 23
SP - 335
EP - 352
JO - Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
JF - Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
IS - 2
ER -
