Kourganoff, Oort and Spencer-Jones
21st of June, 1953 — the beginning of ESO. During a conference at Leiden Observatory, a group of astronomers discussed the idea of a joint European effort in astronomy. The people in this picture, from left to right: V. Kourganoff of France, J.H. Oort of the Netherlands, and H. Spencer-Jones of Great Britain.
Credit:ESO/A.Blaauw
About the Image
Id: | vkourganoff-jhoort-hspencer |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:22 |
Size: | 3453 x 2348 px |
About the Object
Name: | European Southern Observatory, Historical Image, Meeting, Netherlands |
Type: | Unspecified : People |
Category: | People and Events |