Fernand Baldet
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Fernand Baldet (March 16,1885 – November 8,1964) was a French astronomer.
He worked with Count Aymar de la Baume Pluvinel observing Mars from the newly built observatory on Pic du Midi in 1909. The resulting photographs were so sharp, that they were able to disprove Percival Lowell's claim of geometrical canals on the planet's surface.
Craters on the Moon and on Mars were named in his honor.
External links
- History of the Baillaud telescope used by Baldet in 1909 (http://webast.ast.obs-mip.fr/patrimoine/bail_e.html)