Marijan Prosen | |
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Awards | Levstik Award 1980 for Utrinki iz astronomije |
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Fields | astronomy |
Marijan Prosen - Majo (born 13 March 1937) is a Slovene astronomer, author of numerous scientific and popular science books and articles on astronomy. [1]
In 1980 he won the Levstik Award for his book Utrinki iz astronomije (Flashes from Astronomy). [2]
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