Garfinkel, Boris, 1904-
Boris Garfinkel papers, 1921-1992.
Correspondence, writings, and research notes, which document Boris Garfinkel's research and publications in astronomy. Topics covered include Aberdeen Proving Ground, Yale University Department of Astronomy, ballistics, and celestial mechanics.
Boris Garfinkel was born in Rjev, Russia on November 18, 1904. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from Yale University in 1943. From 1946 to 1967 he worked in the Ballistic Research Laboratories at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Then taught at Yale University as a senior research astronomer specializing in celestial mechanics. In 1983 he was made professor emeritus of astronomy.
Yale University. Dept. of Astronomy.
Astronomy
Ballistics -- Research.
Celestial mechanics.
Aberdeen Proving Ground (Md.)
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