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Jitendra Jatashankar Rawal (born March 30, 1943) is a Gujarati astrophysicist and scientific educator, recognized for his work in the popularisation of science.〔( "National Awardees for Science Popularisation: 1994 Dr Jitendra K. Jatashankar Rawal", National Council for Science and Technology Communication )〕 Rawal has served as Director of the Nehru Planetarium Mumbai. He has published about 25 research papers in national and international scientific journals, and is the president of The Indian Planetary Society.〔( "J. J. Rawal", ''Dax Pandhi's nAesthetic'' (May 19, 2005) )〕〔( The Indian Planetary Society webpage )〕 Rawal was born in Halwad village at Surendranagar district, of Gujarat, India. He received an M.Phil degree in Physical Sciences, from Calcutta University, in 1975, and a PhD degree in Astrophysics, from the University of Mumbai, 1992 (Thesis: Some Problems in the Solar System & in the Local Group of Galaxies). == Works == Rawal is the author of many scientific and popular science works in the field of astronomy and related subjects, as follows: * ''Solar System'' Parts I - IV (all in Gujarati) * ''Total Solar Eclipse'' (English & Gujarati) * ''Science in India after Independence'' (Gujarati). * ''The Story of Birth of the Planetarium'' (Gujarati). * ''The Wonderful Sky'' (Gujarati). * ''Scientist of the millennium'' (English / Hindi) He has written eight Science Fiction stories in Gujarati and Hindi, which appeared originally in ''Janmbhoomi-Pravasi,'' ''New Surat Times,'' ''Sambhav,'' ''Mumbai Samachar'' and ''Nav Bharat Times.'' They have been translated into English and Marathi, as well. He also wrote the scripts of the following planetarium shows, shown at the Nehru Planetarium: * ''Journey to the Red Planet'' * ''Astronomy of the Millennium'' * ''Einstein and the Universe'' * ''Collision in Space'' Dr. J.J. Rawal of the Nehru Planetarium, Bombay, recorded the distance of four satellites, each 35520 km, 57710 km, 96130 km and 71300 km, away from the centre of Neptune. * ''Our place in the universe'' (for the Indian Planetary Society only) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jitendra Jatashankar Rawal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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