Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
1 article for "Lebedev, Pyotr Nicolaievich"
Lebedev, Pyotr Nicolaievich [Astro*Index](lay'beh-dev)
(1866-1912) Russian physicist.
In 1901, he was able to observe and measure the pressure exerted by light, using very light mirrors in a vacuum. This result explains why the tails of comets point away from the Sun, regardless of whether the comet is approaching or receding from the Sun.
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