Bartholomeus Jan "Bart" Bok (April 28, 1906 – August 5, 1983) was a Dutch-American astronomer, teacher, and lecturer. He is best known for his work on...
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dust. Bok globules most commonly result in the formation of double- or multiple-star systems. Bok globules were first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in...
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Bart Biemans (born 1988), Belgian footballer Bart Bok (1906–1983), Dutch-American astronomer Bart Bongers (1946–2007), Dutch water polo player Bart Bowen...
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UA's Steward Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, and named for Bart Bok and Priscilla Fairfield Bok. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of...
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instrumental in the discovery of Bok globules, as Bart Bok studied prints of the nebula intensively in 1947. Approximately 17,000 Bok globules were discovered...
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forming are often seen in silhouette against the rest of the ionised nebula. Bart Bok and E. F. Reilly searched astronomical photographs in the 1940s for "relatively...
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the opaque clouds of dense gas and dust known as Bok globules, so named after the astronomer Bart Bok. These can form in association with collapsing molecular...
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Bok Medal together with an award of $1000 and ASA membership for the following year. The prize is named to commemorate the energetic work of Bart Bok...
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Bok and his wife, energy executive and lawyer Joan Toland Bok. She is the great-granddaughter of astronomers Bart Bok and Priscilla Fairfield Bok. Bok...
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and 21.41% as Asian. Bart Bok (1906–1983), Dutch-born American astronomer Benjamin Bok (born 1995), Dutch chess grandmaster Chip Bok (born 1952), American...
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