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Wirtanen, Carl Alvar

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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

Born  Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, 11 November 1910

Died  Santa Cruz, California, USA, 7 March 1990

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  • Klemola, Arnold Richard (1991). “Carl Alvar Wirtanen, 1910–1990.” Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 23: 1495–1496.

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  1. Thomas D. Kinman
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  1. Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, Office: Latham 112, 50614, Cedar Falls, IA, USA

    Thomas Hockey (Professor of Astronomy) (Professor of Astronomy)

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Kinman, T.D. (2007). Wirtanen, Carl Alvar. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1490

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