How many of you know about it ?
Two asteroids Väisälä discovered were named 1421 Esperanto and 1462 Zamenhof. The numbers tell you that respecively they were asteroid numbers 1,421 and 1,462 to be discovered. Esperanto is a constructed language developed by Ludwig Zamenhof. Väisälä spoke Esperanto and was one of its ardent advocates.
http://www.skycaramba.com/blog/2014/12/07/zamenhof-esperanto-and-astronomy/
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