Gama, Lľio Itapuambyra
Lľio Itapuambyra Gama papers, 1897-1981.
The papers of Lľio Gama contain documents about astronomy and astrometry, gravity, scientific instruments, mechanics, seismology and the eclipses of 1919 and 1966, as well as correspondence with the U.S. Naval Observatory and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding his work as director of the Observatr̤io Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. The collection also includes information on the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fs̕icas, Academia Brasileira de Cin̊cias, Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas (CNPq, now called the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientf̕ico e Tecnolg̤ico) and the International Geophysical Year.
Brazilian astronomer and mathematician (1892-1981). Professor of rational mechanics and lecturer of astronomy and geodesy, Polytechnic School of Rio de Janeiro. Director, Observatr̤io Nacional do Rio de Janeiro (1951-1967); director, Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) (1952-1965); board member, CNPq.
Gama, Lľio Itapuambyra
United States Naval Observatory.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Observatr̤io Nacional do Rio de Janeiro.
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientf̕ico e Tecnolg̤ico
Academia Brasileira de Cin̊cias
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fs̕icas.
Astronomy
Seismology
Solar eclipses
International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
AIP-ICOS
Museu de Astronomia e Cin̊cias Afins (Brazil). Rua. General Bruce, 586 Só Cristv̤ô 20921-031, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil