Mikhail Lidov
Soviet/Russian astronomer
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Mikhail Lvovich Lidov (Russian: Михаи́л Льво́вич Ли́дов, 4 October 1926 – 30 December 1993) was a Soviet and Russian astronomer specialising in celestial mechanics. He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Yoshihide Kozai, the Lidov–Kozai mechanism.
Mikhail Lidov | |
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| Born | Mikhail Lvovich Lidov 4 October 1926[1] |
| Died | 30 December 1993 (aged 67)[1] |
| Education | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Kozai mechanism |
| Children | Aleksey Lidov |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
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| Leonid Sedov | |
In 1960, he was awarded the Lenin Prize for his contributions to the Soviet space program.[3]
The asteroid 4236 Lidov, discovered by Nikolai Chernykh in 1979, was named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. 22501).[4]
