Charles Fehrenbach (astronomer)
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Charles Fehrenbach was a French astronomer
and member of the French Academy of Sciences
. He was director of the Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP) until 1983.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and member of the French Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
. He was director of the Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP) until 1983.