Peter Nilson
Peter Nilson (born October 17, 1937 in Näsby , Jönköping , † March 8, 1998 ) was a Swedish astronomer and novelist .
Nilson worked at Uppsala University and created the Uppsala General Catalog , a catalog of galaxies. In addition to his astronomical research , he wrote a number of scientific books. He has also published science fiction novels such as Rymdväktaren , The Space Guardian and Nyaga .
Works
- Lysande stjärnor , 1970
- Uppsala General Catalog of Galaxies , 1973
- Upptäckten av universum , 1975
- Himlavalvets sällsamheter , 1977
- Trollkarlen , 1979
- Främmand världar , 1980
- Arken , 1982
- Mitt i labyrinten , 1983
- Guldspiken , 1985, German Der Goldnagel , Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-608-95437-6 .
- Avgrundsbok , 1987
- Äventyret , 1989
- Messiah med träbenet , 1990
- Stjärnvägar , 1991, German Sternenwege , Hitzeroth, Marburg 1993, ISBN 3-89398-121-7 .
- Rymdljus , 1992
- Solvindar , 1993
- Hem till jorden , 1994, back to earth , Luchterhand-Literaturverl., Munich 1996, ISBN 3-630-87984-5 .
- Rymdväktaren , 1995
- Nyaga , 1996
- The gamla byn , 1997
- Ljuden från kosmos , 2000, posthumous
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Nilson in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nilson, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish astronomer and novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Näsby , Jönköping |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1998 |