Quote of the day
When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.
Peter van de Kamp

Born: December 26, 1901
Died: May 18, 1995 (aged 93)
Bio: Piet van de Kamp, known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived most of his life in the United States. He was professor of astronomy at Swarthmore College and director of the college's Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972.
Known for:
- Principles of astrometry (1967)
- Scratch & Sniff
- Stellar paths (1981)
- In Train






