Issei Yamamoto

Japanese astronomer

Issei Yamamoto

山本一清

Born| May 27, 1889
Died| January 16, 1959(1959-01-16) (aged 69)
Citizenship| Japan
Scientific career
Fields| astronomy
Institutions| Kyoto University, Oriental Astronomical Association [ja], Kwasan Observatory

Issei Yamamoto (山本 一清, Yamamoto Issei, 1889-1959) was a Japanese astronomer and professor at Kyoto University. In 1920 he became first president of the Oriental Astronomical Association [ja]. He was director of the Kwasan Observatory in Kyoto.[1]

## Honors[edit]

Named after him:

* The crater Yamamoto on the Moon.
* Asteroid 2249 Yamamoto.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Tamazawa, Harufumi (1 January 2021). "Sunspot observation by the cooperation of amateur astronomers and researchers in Japan in early 20th century as early citizen science program". Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy. 367: 336–338. Bibcode:2021IAUS..367..336T. doi:10.1017/S1743921321000776. S2CID 245386538. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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