Carl Vilhelm Ludwig Charlier (April 1, 1862 – November 5, 1934) was a Swedish astronomer. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ...

He received his Ph.D. from Uppsala University in 1887, later worked there and at the Stockholm Observatory and was Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Observatory at Lund University from 1897. Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... The Stockholm Observatory is an astronomical institution in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in the 18th century and today part of Stockholm University. ... Lund University main building, from 1882 by Helgo Zettervall. ...

He translated Isaac Newton's Principia into Swedish.

He made extensive statistical studies of the stars in our galaxy and their positions and motions, and tried to develop a model of the galaxy based on this.

Honors

Awards

• James Craig Watson Medal (1924)
• Bruce Medal (1933)

Named after him The James Craig Watson Medal was established by the bequest of James Craig Watson, and is awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for contributions to astronomy. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• Charlier crater on the Moon
• Crater on Mars
• Asteroid 8677 Charlier

Charlier is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. ... Bulk composition of the moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ... Tycho crater on Earths moon. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ...

External links

• Bruce Medal page
• Awarding of Bruce Medal: PASP 45 (1933) 5
• Gustav Holmberg: Astronomy in Sweden 1860-1940

Obituaries

• MNRAS 95 (1935) 339