Hiorter
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Olof Petrus (Peter) Hiorter (1696-1750) was a Swedish astronomer. He was an observator regius ("royal astronomer").[1] He studied the aurora phenomenon. Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin was his pupil.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Sten Lindroth, "History of Science in Sweden," Isis, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Oct., 1945), pp. 16-19

External links

• (Swedish) Olof Hiorter

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