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Fri 20/11/2026 - 18:00

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1820 Birth of A. E. Becquerel

1820: Birth of Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, French physicist (died 1891). Edmond Becquerel is most famous for discovering the photovoltaic effect in 1839 the physical principle behind modern solar panels at the age of only 19.

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Planetarium

Avenue de Bouchout, 10

1020 Brussels

e-mail: planetarium@planetarium.be

tel: +32 (0) 2 474 70 50

web: http://www.planetarium.be/

Royal Observatory of Belgium

Avenue circulaire, 3

1180 Brussels

e-mail: rob_info@oma.be

tel: +32 (0) 2 373 02 11

web: https://www.astro.oma.be/

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Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Space Pole
Belspo

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