Abstract:
J. C. Bhattacharyya (JCB) passed away
in Delhi on 4 June 2012. An eminent instrumentation
scientist and observational
astronomer, JCB is well known for his
discoveries of the atmosphere of Jupiter’s
satellite Ganymede and of the ring
system around Uranus. The next generation
of scientists he trained and encouraged
added further discoveries that
include outer rings of Saturn, and six
main belt asteroids, one of which bears
the name Bhattacharyya.
