Dubăsarii Vechi

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Dubăsarii Vechi
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Dubăsarii Vechi
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°08′N29°12′E / 47.133°N 29.200°E / 47.133; 29.200 Coordinates: 47°08′N29°12′E / 47.133°N 29.200°E / 47.133; 29.200
CountryFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
District Criuleni District
Elevation75 ft (23 m)
Population (2014 census) [1]
 • Total5,922
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codeMD-4822
Area code(s) +373 248
Website https://dubasariivechi.md/

Dubăsarii Vechi is a village in Criuleni District, Moldova. [2]

Criuleni District District in Republic of Moldova

Criuleni is a district in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Criuleni. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 73,100.

Moldova republic in Eastern Europe

Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The capital city is Chișinău.

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History

In 1908, Nicolae Donici established a private astronomical observatory in his village of Dubăsarii Vechi. The astronomical observatory in Dubăsarii Vechi directed by Donici enjoyed a number of astronomers from everywhere: the German: Emanuel von der Pahlen, the Russian emigrants: Lev Ocoulitch and Andrei Baikov.

Nicolae Donici Russian astronomer

Nicolae Donici was a Romanian astronomer born in Bessarabia. Nicolae Donici (Donitch) was born into an old family of Romanian nobles from Bessarabia in the Petricani region of Chişinău. He graduated from the University in Odessa (Ukraine). Subsequently he served as state clerk in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Concomittantly he had his own private observatory. He conducted research in countries such as Spain, Russia, Portugal, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Algeria and USA. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy and doctor honoris causa of the University of Heidleberg and of the Coimbra Institute in Portugal. His main scientific interest were the Sun and its eclipses, planetary astronomy, zodiacal light. The Astronomical observatory in Dubăsarii Vechi (Bessarabia), directed by Nicolae Donici enjoyed a number of astronomers from everywhere: the German: Emanuel von der Pahlen, the Russian emigrants: Lev Ocoulitch and Andrei Baikov. Donitch was a member of the International Union for Solar research, of the International Astronomical Union, of the Romanian Academy. In 1948 he was excluded from the Academy by communist authorities of Romania. He refugeed to France (Nice) where he continued to work in the collaboration with Henri Chrétien and other French astronomers. In 1991 He was reestablished to the Romanian Academy. He was married to Maria Perks. The asteroid 9494 Donici is named after him. The most important publications were signed as Donitch.

Emanuel von der Pahlen German astronomer

Baron Emanuel A. von der Pahlen was a German astronomer.

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References

  1. ↑ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ↑ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ Vocea Basarabiei, Satul Dubăsari Vechi a eternizat numele a două personalități științifice
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