Physicist
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Liquefied helium and then found superconductivity in it.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch experimental physicist who became the first to liquefy helium, cooling it to near 1.5 kelvin (K). For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1913.
- Born
- 1853-09-21, Groningen, NetherlandsA Wednesday
- Died
- 1926-02-21, Leiden, NetherlandsA Sunday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1853-09-21, Groningen, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then
Europe/AmsterdamThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 28°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 2°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 29°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 17°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 1°45′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 12°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 11°52′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 2°21′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1926-02-21, Leiden, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 2°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 24°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 11°15′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Capricorn | 8°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 23°10′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°48′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.