Shigeru Kanda

Japanese: 神田茂 - かんだしげる
Shigeru Kanda

Astronomer. After graduating from the Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Imperial University in 1920 (Taisho 9), he immediately began working at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. From then until 1943 (Showa 18), he worked as a technical officer, calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids. At the same time, he systematically investigated domestic materials on meteorites and searched through ancient Japanese documents to collect ancient records related to astronomy. His representative works include "Comets" (1924), "Handbook of Chronological Comparisons and a Comparison Table of the Yin-Yang Calendar" (1932), and "Comprehensive Review of Japanese Astronomical Materials" (1934). After retiring from the observatory, he taught astronomy as a professor at Yokohama National University, while also founding the Japanese Astronomical Research Association and presiding over the "Tenmon Soho" (Tenmon Soho), devoting himself to educating and guiding astronomy enthusiasts.

[Shimamura Fukutaro]

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Japanese:

天文学者。1920年(大正9)東京帝国大学理学部天文学科卒業後、ただちに東京天文台に勤務。以来技官として1943年(昭和18)まで、彗星(すいせい)・小惑星の軌道計算に従事。同時に隕石(いんせき)の国内資料を組織的に調査し、また日本古文書を渉猟して、天文関係の古記録を収集した。代表的な著述として、『彗星』(1924)、『年代対照便覧並陰陽暦対照表』(1932)、『日本天文史料綜覧(そうらん)』(1934)がある。天文台を定年退職後、横浜国立大学教授として天文学教育にあたるかたわら日本天文研究会を結成し、『天文総報』を主宰して、天文愛好家たちの啓発指導に尽くした。

[島村福太郎]

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