Willem de Sitter

Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is known for the de Sitter universe, which is a cosmological model that was named after him.

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Who was born first?

• Willem de Sitter and Charles Greeley Abbot were born the same year
• Willem de Sitter and Mikhail Tsvet were born the same year
• Willem de Sitter and Paul Langevin were born the same year
• Willem de Sitter and Heber Doust Curtis were born the same year
• Willem de Sitter and Sidónio Pais were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles Greeley AbbotMay 31, 1872 – December 17, 1973
2. Heber Doust CurtisJune 27, 1872 – January 9, 1942
3. Mikhail TsvetMay 14, 1872 – June 26, 1919
4. Paul LangevinJanuary 23, 1872 – December 19, 1946
5. Sidónio PaisMay 1, 1872 – December 14, 1918
6. Willem de Sitter (this page)May 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716