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Petar Pero Đurković

1908 — 1981 · lived 73 years

Astronomer known for discovering two asteroids, 1605 Milankovitch and Zvezdara. Born in Donja Trnava near Biljeljina and finished high school in the first generation of graduates from Bijeljina in 1932. He graduated in mathematics at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. He discovered MIlankovitch at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium. He was the founder and editor of the journal "Astronomy and meteorological announcements and editor of numerous others. He made big contributions to astronomy in Yugoslavia.

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