Olaf Hassel Explained

Olaf Hassel (12 May 1898  - 22 August 1972) was a Norwegian amateur astronomer. He was born in Øvre Sandsvær. He is known for his discoveries of the comet Jurlov-Achmarof-Hassel in April 1939 and the nova V446 Herculis on 7 March 1960. Hassel was born deaf.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• "Comet Discovered by Amateur Astronomers." Popular Science, September 1939, p. 113.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Olaf Hassel . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oddbjørn . Engvold . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 2 November 2010.
2. Encyclopedia: Olaf Hassel . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian. 2 November 2010 .