The Astronomer may refer to Vita Hludovici or the Limousin Astronomer , the anonymous author of the Vita Hludovici, a biography of Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious The Astronomer painting , an oil painting by the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer disambig ... more details
File JohannesVermeer TheAstronomer 1668 .jpg thumb 250px The Astronomer Vermeer The Astronomer by Johannes Vermeer c. 1668 An astronomer is a scientist who studies Celestial body celestial bodies such as planet s, star s and Galaxy galaxies . Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using physical laws. Today, that distinction has mostly disappeared and the terms astronomer and astrophysicist are interchangeable. Professional astronomers are highly educated individuals who typically have a PhD in physics or astronomy and are employed by research institutions or University universities . ref Cite web url http www.noao.edu education astfaq.html title Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming an Astronomer accessdate 29 March 2009 work publisher NOAO ref They spend the majority of their time working on research, although they quite often have other duties such as teaching, building instruments, or aiding in the operation of an observatory. The number of professional astronomers in the United States is actually quite small. The American Astronomical Society , which is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America, has approximately 7,700 members. This number includes scientists from other fields such as physics, geology , and engineering , whose research interests are closely related to astronomy. ref Cite web url http aas.org title American Astronomical Society Home accessdate 14 August 2009 work publisher AAS ref The International Astronomical Union comprises almost 10,145 members from 70 different countries ... astronomer peering through a telescope through the dark hours of the night, it is very rare for a modern professional astronomer to use an eyepiece on a larger telescope . It is far more common to use ... kaa Astronom ro Astronom ru scn Astr numu si simple Astronomer sk Astron m ... more details
Government Astronomer can refer to the Commonwealth Government Astronomer or to the various other State equivalent positions that are known as Government Astronomer Commonwealth Government Astronomer Western Australian Government Astronomer South Australian Government Astronomer Victorian Government Astronomer disambig ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 Infobox film name The Astronomer s Dream image The moon from The Astronomers Dream.jpg image size caption The moon director Georges M li s producer writer narrator starring music cinematography editing distributor released 1898 in film 1898 runtime country FilmFrance language Silent film Silent budget gross preceded by followed by The Astronomer s Dream lang fr Le Reve D un Astronome , original title La lune un m tre , Star Film Catalogue no. 160 162 is a 1898 in film 1898 France French Short subject short black and white silent film , directed by Georges M li s . Synopsis In the observatory, the astronomer is studying at his desk. Satan appears, then a woman appears and makes Satan vanish. Then she disappears. The astronomer draws a globe on a blackboard. The globe develops a sun like head and limbs and starts to move on the blackboard. The astronomer looks through a small telescope. The moon appears in a building as a large face. It has eaten the astronomer s telescope. Men tumble from its mouth. Then the moon is in the sky. The astronomer, in different dress, stands on a table, which disappears. He falls. The moon becomes a crescent. A spirit, in the form of a lady, appears from it. The astronomer chases her, but she eludes him. Now another figure stands in the crescent of the moon, before reclining into its C shape. The moon appears as a large face again, and the astronomer jumps into its mouth. a woman and Satan appear. The astronomer appears again. Then, in the observatory, the astronomer is sitting asleep in his chair. Current status Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. References reflist External links imdb title 0000211 The Astronomer s Dream 1898 http www.youtube.com watch?v rzl FDi5i8s The Astronomer s Dream 1898 on Youtube CinemaofFrance DEFAULTSORT Astronomer s Dream, The Category ... fr The Astronomer s Dream ... more details
refimprove date March 2011 Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Monarch Sovereign of the United Kingdom . There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675 the second is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834. Charles II of England King Charles II , who founded the Royal Observatory Greenwich in 1675 instructed the first Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed , sic hide y ... forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation . ref F Baily, An Account of the Rev. John Flamsteed , reprinted in http books.google.com books?id 48L1w21XYI4C&pg PA293 vol.28,at p.293 . The Museum of foreign literature, science and art , R Walsh et al., publ. E Litell, 1836. ref From that time until 1972 the Astronomer Royal was Director of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. As Astronomer Royal he receives a stipend of 100 Pound Sterling GBP per year and is a member of the Royal Household , under the general authority of the Lord Chamberlain . After the separation of the two offices the position of Astronomer Royal has been largely honorary, though he remains available to advise the Sovereign on astronomical and related scientific matters, and the office is of great prestige. There was also formerly a Royal Astronomer of Ireland . Astronomers Royal 1675&ndash 1719 John Flamsteed 1720&ndash 1742 Edmond Halley 1742&ndash 1762 James ... 1835&ndash 1881 George Biddell Airy Sir George Biddell Airy 1881&ndash 1910 William Christie astronomer ... Category Lists of scientists ca Astr nom reial de Astronomer Royal fr Astronomer Royal gl Astr nomo ... Astronomer Royal ja no Astronomer Royal pt Astr nomo Real Brit nico ru simple Astronomer Royal sl Kraljevi astronom zh ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced April 2010 cleanup April 2010 notability April 2010 Infobox film name A Sidewalk Astronomer image image size alt caption director Jeffrey Jacobs producer writer narrator starring John Dobson amateur astronomer John Lowry Dobson music John Angier composer John Angier cinematography Jeffrey Jacobs editing Jeanne Vitale studio distributor released 2005 start date YYYY MM DD runtime 79 minutes country United States language English budget gross preceded by followed by A Sidewalk Astronomer 2005 is a documentary film about former Vedanta monk and amateur astronomy amateur astronomer John Dobson astronomer John Dobson . The film follows Dobson to state parks, astronomy clubs, and downtown streets as he promotes awareness of astronomy through his own personal style of sidewalk astronomy . The documentary includes voice overs by Dobson himself promoting his unorthodox views on religion and cosmology . Crews Produced and directed Jeffrey Fox Jacobs Director of photography Jeffrey Fox Jacobs Editor Jeanne Vitale Music John Angier Release Jacobs Entertainment Inc Running time 78 minutes This film is not rated Review AN INSPIRING FILM ABOUT AN INSPIRED TEACHER .. New York Times Screenings Shown at Tribecca Film Festival 2005 Singapore Film Festival 2005 Maine Film Festival 2005 Avignon Film Festival 2005 Green Mountain Film Festival 2006 Taiwan Sidewalk Astronomer familystar See also John Dobson astronomer John Dobson External links http telescopepictures.com Official Movie Website http www.nytimes.com 2005 07 06 movies 06side.html A Stargazer Who Exhorts the World to Gaze With Him by Dana Stevens http www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org The San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers imdb title 0450369 DEFAULTSORT Sidewalk Astronomer Category 2005 films Category American films Category Amateur astronomy Category 2000s documentary films Category American documentary films sci documentary stub ... more details
to bar all of them from her realm forever, making them all immortal. The Astronomer attended a meeting ... and five of the Elders whom he soon consumed as punishment for their actions but not the Astronomer ... fell victim to the Astronomer s plan and the In Betweener was restored. After taking the Elders and the Infinity ... them despite her vow. As a result, the Astronomer, the Possessor, and the Trader were apparently ... were supposed to be barred from her realm so whether the Astronomer is truly dead remains to be seen ... Powers and abilities The Astronomer has a superhuman intellect, with vast knowledge of astronomy and highly advanced alien technology. He also has the ability to project laser beams from his hands. The Astronomer ... of this telescopic vision are unknown. As one of the Elders of the Universe, the Astronomer has ... External links http www.marveldirectory.com individuals a astronomer.htm Astronomer at MarvelDirectory.com ... sarjakuvahahmo tl Astronomer komiks ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Harpalus was an ancient Greek astronomer flor. 82nd Olympiad, ca. 450 BC who corrected the cycle of Cleostratus and invented the Nine Year Cycle. He may also have been the Harpalus engineer engineer Harpalus who designed a pontoon bridge solution when Xerxes wished his army to cross the Hellespont. ref According to Hugh Pembroke Vowles . See Harpalus engineer for context. ref References Historical, genealogical, and classical dictionary By Historical, genealogical and classical dictionary http books.google.com books?id G0DAAAAQAAJ&pg PT255&dq Harpalus astronomer v onepage&q Harpalus 20astronomer&f false Harpalus 1743 The Origin of the History of Science in Classical Antiquity Peripatoi 19 Hardcover by Leonid Zhmud page 270 ISBN 3110179660 2006 Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft calendars and years in classical antiquity By Walter Otto, Iwan von M ller, Hermann Bengtson, Alan E. Samuel http books.google.com books?id W gaUJ4wjicC&pg PA39&dq astronomer Harpalus v onepage&q astronomer 20Harpalus&f false Page 39 ISBN 978 3 406 03348 3 1972 Footnotes references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harpalus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Harpalus Astronomer Category Ancient Greek astronomers Category 5th century BC Greek people Greece scientist stub euro astronomer stub Ancient Greece bio stub de Harpalos Astronom ... more details
Infobox Painting image file Johannes Vermeer The Astronomer WGA24685.jpg title The Astronomer artist Johannes Vermeer year c. 1668 type Oil painting Oil on canvas height metric 51 width metric 45 city Paris museum Mus e du Louvre The Astronomer is a painting finished about 1668 by the Netherlands Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer . It is oil on canvas, 51 cm x 45 cm 20 x 18 in , and is on display at the Louvre , Paris . ref name louvre cite web last first authorlink coauthors title L Astronome ou plut t L Astrologue work Atlas the database of the exhibited works of art publisher Mus e du Louvre date url http cartelen.louvre.fr cartelen visite?srv car not frame&idNotice 25889 format doi accessdate 2006 10 14 language French ref Portrayals of scientists were a favourite topic in 17th century Dutch painting ref name louvre and Vermeer s oeuvre includes both this astronomer and the slightly later The Geographer . Both are believed to portray the same man, ref name viewdeelft cite book last Bailey first Anthony authorlink coauthors title Vermeer A View of Delft publisher year 2001 location pages 165 170 url http essentialvermeer.20m.com cat about astronomer.htm doi isbn 0 8050 6930 5 ref ref name vermeer cite book last Bailey first Martin authorlink coauthors title Vermeer publisher ... De Astronoom . Vrij Nederland Dutch magazine , p. 62&ndash 67. ref The astronomer s profession is shown ..., the volume is open to Book III, a section advising the astronomer to seek inspiration from God ... as The Astronomer . The provenance of The Astronomer can be traced back to 27 April 1713, when ... on 28 March 1720 included both The Astronomer and The Geographer , which were described as Een Astrologist ... PA312&dq vermeer astronomer inheritance tax&source bl&ots f2Myv2sRhS&sig owzWTLpkk5zwNCUPtVOO894LH3M ... 18, 2011 ref clear References Commons category The Astronomer by Johannes Vermeer reflist DEFAULTSORT Astronomer, The Category Paintings by Johannes Vermeer Category 1660s paintings Category Paintings ... more details
about the astronomy magazine the hobby Amateur astronomy The Amateur Astronomer was a four page bulletin published between 1929 and 1935 by the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York. C. S. Brainin was the first editor a section called Meteor Notes was edited by Virginia Geiger starting in 1933. ref Rizzo, Patrick. http www.aaa.org index1.aspx?BD 9496 A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association ref In 1935, The Amateur Astronomer merged into The Sky magazine The Sky published by the Hayden Planetarium . ref Citation last Federer first Charles A. title The Story of The Sky magazine Sky and Telescope volume 75 issue pages 461 463 date November 1986 url ref In 1941, The Sky merged with The Telescope to become Sky & Telescope , ref Robinson, Leif J. http www.skyandtelescope.com about generalinfo 3305301.html A Brief History of Sky & Telescope ref which has remained in print since then. See also Amateur astronomy References reflist External links http www.aaa.org Web site of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York DEFAULTSORT Amateur Astronomer Category Amateur astronomy Category Science and technology magazines Category Publications established in 1929 Category American monthly magazines Category Defunct magazines of the United States Category Publications disestablished in 1935 sci mag stub ... more details
for other people named Agrippa Agrippa disambiguation Agrippa unkn fl. 92 AD was a Greek people Greek astronomy astronomer . The only thing that is known about him regards an astronomical observation that he made in 92 AD, which is cited by Ptolemy Almagest , VII, 3 . Ptolemy writes that in the twelfth year of the reign of Domitian , on the seventh day of the Bithynia n month Metrous , Agrippa observed the occultation of a part of the Pleiades star cluster Pleiades by the southernmost part of the Moon . The purpose of Agrippa s observation was probably to check the precession of the equinox es, which was discovered by Hipparchus . The lunar crater Agrippa crater Agrippa is named after him. External links http www.mlahanas.de Greeks Bios Agrippa.html Agrippa fr icon http www.cosmovisions.com Agrippa.htm Imago Mundi Agrippa Greek astronomy Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Agrippa ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Agrippa Category Ancient Greek astronomers Category 1st century Greek people Category 1st century births Category 1st century deaths Ancient Greece bio stub Euro astronomer stub greece scientist stub de Agrippa Astronom es Agripa astr nomo fa fr Agrippa astronome hr Agripa astronom it Agrippa astronomo hu Agrippa csillag sz nl Agrippa astronoom ru sl Agripa astronom sh Agripa astronom ... more details
Astronomer Royal for Scotland was the title of the director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh until 1995. ref cite web url http www.roe.ac.uk roe library astroyal.html title The Royal observatory, Edinburgh Astronomer Royal for Scotland publisher Roe.ac.uk date accessdate 2010 06 16 ref It has since been an honorary title. ref cite web url http news.scotsman.com scitech Interview Professor John Brown .6191876.jp title Interview Professor John Brown Astronomer Royal for Scotland publisher news.scotsman.com date 2010 04 01 accessdate 2010 06 16 author Sh n Ross ref The following have served as Astronomers Royal for Scotland 1834&ndash 1844 Thomas James Henderson Thomas Henderson 1846&ndash 1888 Charles Piazzi Smyth 1889&ndash 1905 Ralph Copeland 1905&ndash 1910 Frank Watson Dyson Sir Frank Watson Dyson 1910&ndash 1937 Ralph Allen Sampson 1938&ndash 1955 William Michael Herbert Greaves 1957&ndash 1975 Hermann Br ck 1975&ndash 1980 Vincent Cartledge Reddish 1980&ndash 1990 Malcolm Longair 1991&ndash 1995 In abeyance 1995&ndash present John Campbell Brown See also Edinburgh Astronomical Institution City Observatory Royal Observatory, Edinburgh Astronomer Royal Royal Astronomer of Ireland References reflist Category Scottish astronomers Category Astronomers Royal Category Lists of Scottish people Category Scottish royalty Category Positions within the British Royal Household Category Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom astronomy stub Scotland stub ca Astr nom Reial d Esc cia de Astronomer Royal for Scotland es Astr nomo Real de Escocia hr Kraljevski astronom za kotsku it Astronomo reale per la Scozia lb Astronomer Royal for Scotland hu Astronomer Royal for Scotland pt Astr nomo Real da Esc cia ru zh ... more details
Notability Biographies date November 2008 Jeremy R. Walsh is an astronomer working for the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility ST ECF where he is leading the Advanced Data Products group. His background is mostly in astronomical spectroscopy and he supports slitless spectroscopy with Hubble Space Telescope HST . His research concentrates on planetary nebulae, extra galactic H II regions, emission line galaxies, polarimetry, spectropolarimetry and analysis software, such as for long slit spectral extraction. External links http www.stecf.org jwalsh jwalsh.html About Jeremy Walsh Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Walsh, Jeremy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Astronomer DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Walsh, Jeremy Category Astronomers Category Living people Astronomer stub ... more details
Western Australian Government Astronomer is a position created by the Government of Western Australia in 1896. The first Western Australian Government Astronomer was William Ernest Cooke , who was appointed in 1896. ref Citation author1 Hutchison, David title William Ernest Cooke Western Australia s first Government Astronomer publication date 1980 publisher D. Hutchison url http trove.nla.gov.au work 34818545 accessdate 26 January 2012 ref The Perth Observatory became the base for the Western Australia Government Astronomer on completion of the new building in October 1897. ref name observhist cite web url http www.perthobservatory.wa.gov.au pdfs obs history.pdf title PERTH OBSERVATORY HISTORY Compiled by Wayne Moredoundt, Historian, from Heritage Council documentation for Perth Observatory heritage listing . location Perth, Western Australia accessdate 14 January 2012 publisher Heritage Council of Western Australia ref blockquote On arrival in Perth, his first task was to determine the exact latitude and longitude of the colony. He was also able to determine the time of day with greater accuracy. Before his arrival clocks could vary by up to half an hour. ref Perth Observatory ref blockquote According to the Perth Observatory website the current Government Astronomer Observatory Director position is vacant. The Acting Government Astronomer is Mr Ralph Martin. Astronomer Dr Andrew Williams. ref name staff cite web url http www.perthobservatory.wa.gov.au staff.html title Perth ... Astronomer of South Australia , Sir Charles Todd for advice on an observatory. Todd sent ... his own Assistant Astronomer, Mr. W.E. Cooke, for the position of Government Astronomer and Meteorologist ... Government Astronomer for the State in February 1896. ref name observhist The Observatory would not be completed ... Government Astronomers 1896 1912 W.E. Cooke Government Astronomer 1912 1920 H.B. Curlewis Acting Government Astronomer 1920 ? H.B. Curlewis Government Astronomer 1940 s H.S.Spigl Government Astronomer ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Jan Woltjer August 3, 1891, Amsterdam &ndash January 28, 1946, Leiden ? was a Netherlands Dutch astronomer . Woltjer was the son of the classical scholar Jan Woltjer . On Dec 13, 1916 he married Hillegonda de Vries in Groningen city Groningen . He worked and taught at Leiden University , where Gerard P. Kuiper was one of his students. He was the father of the astronomer Lodewijk Woltjer born 1930 , who was the director general of the European Southern Observatory from 1975 to 1987. no direct source for this, but Lodewijk studied in Leiden and his father was an astronomer named Jan Woltjer The crater Woltjer crater Woltjer on the Moon and the asteroid 1795 Woltjer are both named after him. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Woltjer, Jan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Dutch astronomer DATE OF BIRTH 1891 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1946 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Woltjer, Jan Category Dutch astronomers Category 1891 births Category 1946 deaths Category People from Amsterdam Category Leiden University faculty Netherlands scientist stub Euro astronomer stub nl Jan Woltjer astronoom ja ... more details
Use dmy dates date December 2010 Elizabeth Alexander 13 December 1908 1959 was a British born meteorologist and radio astronomer . She was once credited as the First Female Radio Astronomer due to her early work in the branch of astronomy that would later become known by that name. ref name lecture cite book last Orchiston first Wayne title Dr Elizbeth Alexander First Female Radio Astronomer isbn 978 1 4020 3723 8 ref Born Frances Elizabeth Somerville Caldwell in the United Kingdom , Alexander earned her PhD from Cambridge , worked as the Government Geologist of Singapore from 1942 to 1946, with a break during 1945 to serve as the Head of the Operational Reaseach Section of the Radio Development Laboratory in New Zealand . ref name IYA cite web url http www.astronomy2009.org.nz elizabeth alexander title International Year of Astronomy year 2009 accessdate 10 December 2009 ref Alexander was married to Norman Alexander in 1935. References Reflist Persondata NAME Alexander, Elizabeth ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British radio astronomer DATE OF BIRTH 13 December 1908 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1959 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alexander, Elizabeth Category British astronomers Category 1908 births Category 1959 deaths UK astronomer stub ... more details
The Royal Astronomer of Ireland was a title attached to the Andrews Professor of Astronomy Andrews Professorship of astronomy in Trinity College, Dublin , and the directorship of its Dunsink Observatory astronomical observatory at Dunsink , near Dublin . The eight title holders included Charles Jasper Joly, Professor Sir Robert Stawell Ball, Professor Sir William Rowan Hamilton, and Professor John Brinkley. The title of Royal Astronomer of Ireland was introduced by Letters patent Letters Patent of George III of the United Kingdom George III in 1792 so John Brinkley was the first Royal Astronomer. 1783&ndash 1792 Henry Ussher 1792&ndash 1827 John Brinkley astronomer John Brinkley 1827&ndash 1865 William Rowan Hamilton Sir William Rowan Hamilton 1865&ndash 1874 Franz Br nnow Franz Friedrich Ernst Br nnow 1874&ndash 1892 Robert Stawell Ball Sir Robert Stawell Ball 1892&ndash 1897 Arthur Alcock Rambaut 1897&ndash 1906 Charles Jasper Joly 1906&ndash 1912 Edmund Taylor Whittaker Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker 1912&ndash 1921 Henry Crozier Keating Plummer See also Astronomer Royal Astronomer Royal for Scotland External links Trinity College Dublin s http www.physics.tcd.ie Astrophysics andrews profs.php Astrophysics Research Group website. Category Astronomers Royal Category Irish astronomers Category Positions within the British Royal Household Category Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom hr Kraljevski astronom Irske ru ... more details
Charles Joseph tienne Wolf November 9, 1827 &ndash July 4, 1918 was a French astronomer . In 1862, Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post as assistant at the Paris Observatory . In 1867 he and Georges Rayet discovered Wolf Rayet star s. Note however that the nearby red dwarf Wolf 359 was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf and not by him. External links http adsabs.harvard.edu full seri MNRAS 0079 0000235.000.html MNRAS 79 1919 235 http adsabs.harvard.edu full seri Nat.. 0101 0000451.000.html Dead link date March 2008 Nature 101 1918 451 http adsabs.harvard.edu full seri Obs.. 0041 0000365.000.html Obs 41 1918 365 http www.siu.edu pulfrich Pulfrich Pages lit nonp pers eqn 1865 WolfVerr.htm The Pulfrich Effect Wolf 1865 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wolf, Charles ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION French astronomer DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1827 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 4, 1918 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wolf, Charles Category 1827 births Category 1918 deaths Category French astronomers Category Alumni of the cole Normale Sup rieure Category Members of the French Academy of Sciences france astronomer stub es Charles Wolf eo Charles Wolf fr Charles Wolf it Charles Wolf sl Charles Joseph tienne Wolf ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 James Carpenter 1840&ndash 1899 was a United Kingdom British astronomer at the Royal Greenwich Observatory Royal Observatory in Greenwich . During the 1860s he performed the first observations of stellar electromagnetic spectrum spectra at the observatory, under the direction of the Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy George Airy . In 1861&ndash 62 he was one of three astronomers to successfully observe the dark underside of the rings of Saturn , the other two astronomers being William Wray astronomer William Wray and Otto Struve . In 1871, the engineer James Hall Nasmyth James Nasmyth partnered with James Carpenter to produce a book about the Moon titled, The Moon Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite . This work was illustrated by photographs of plaster models representing the lunar surface, with the illumination from various angles. The result was more realistic images of the lunar surface than could be achieved by telescope photography during that period. The authors were proponents for a volcanic origin of the craters, a theory that was later proved incorrect. The crater Carpenter crater Carpenter on the Moon is jointly named after him and Edwin Francis Carpenter . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Carpenter, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1840 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1899 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Carpenter, James Category 1840 births Category 1899 deaths Category British astronomers UK astronomer stub sv James Carpenter ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Charles Fehrenbach born April 29, 1914 in Strasbourg died January 9, 2008 in N mes was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences . He was director of the Observatoire de Haute Provence OHP until 1983. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fehrenbach, Charles ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1914 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 9, 2008 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fehrenbach, Charles Category 1914 births Category 2008 deaths Category French astronomers Category 20th century astronomers Category Members of the French Academy of Sciences Category People from Strasbourg france astronomer stub de Charles Fehrenbach Astronom fr Charles Fehrenbach ru , ... more details
Refimprove date June 2010 Samuel Herrick 1911 1975 was an United States American astronomer who specialized in celestial mechanics and made important studies preceding the development of manned space flight Citation needed date July 2010 . External links University of California, http content.cdlib.org view?docId hb9k4009c7 NAAN 13030&doc.view frames&chunk.id div00024&toc.depth 1&toc.id &brand calisphere Samuel Herrick, Engineering Astronomy Los Angeles Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Herrick, Samuel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1911 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1975 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Herrick, Samuel Category American astronomers Category 1975 deaths Category 1911 births US astronomer stub ... more details
About the astronomer the research investigator Amy B. Jordan media investigator class wikitable align right style margin 1em Asteroid s discovered 1 mpl 95625 2002 GX 32 Ref 1 April 8, 2002 colspan 2 style font size smaller note 1 with Marc W. Buie M. W. Buie , James L. Elliot J. L. Elliot Amy B. Jordan is an American astronomer who works at the University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado . In 2002 she was part of the team which discovered the asteroid mpl 95625 2002 GX 32 . ref cite web url http www.minorplanetcenter.org iau lists Centaurs.html title List Of Centaurs and Scattered Disk Objects publisher IAU Minor Planet Center ref In 2005, she was a teaching assistant at the Summer Science Program , which teaches astronomy to high school students using a curriculum based on observing and calculating orbits of asteroids. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jordan, Amy B ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jordan, Amy B Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category American astronomers Category Asteroid discoverers Category Summer Science Program US astronomer stub ... more details
Wu Xian Chinese was a Chinese astronomy Chinese astronomer who supposedly lived in the Shang Dynasty c. 1600&ndash 1046 BC of China . He is considered as one of the main ancient Chinese astronomers alongside more historical figures such as Gan De and Shi Shen , the latter two of whom lived during the Warring States 403&ndash 221 BC . ref name Peng Peng, Yoke Ho 2000 . Li, Qi and Shu An Introduction to Science and Civilization in China. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0486414450 ref He has also been represented as one of the Three Astronomical Traditions on the Dunhuang map which was made during the Tang Dynasty 618&ndash 907 . ref name Whitfield Whitfield, Susan. 2004 2004 . The Silk Road Trade, Travel, War and Faith. British Library Staff. Serindia Publications. ISBN 1932476121. ref See also Tai Wu References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wu, Xian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Chinese astronomer DATE OF BIRTH circa 1600 BC PLACE OF BIRTH China DATE OF DEATH 1046 BC PLACE OF DEATH China DEFAULTSORT Wu, Xian Category Chinese astronomers Category Shang Dynasty people Category Year of birth unknown Category Year of death unknown China scientist stub Astronomer stub ca Wu Xian zh ... more details
File Frederic Petit.jpg thumb 100px right Fr d ric Petit Fr d ric Petit 1810 1865 was a French people French astronomer . He was the first director of the Toulouse Observatory , located in in Toulouse , France , serving from 1838 1865. In 1846 he announced that he had Other moons of Earth Petit.27s moon discovered a second moon of Earth . ref cite book title The Cambridge Planetary Handbook first Michael E. last Bakich isbn 0521632803 publisher Cambridge University Press year 2000 pages 145 146 url http books.google.com books?id PE99nOKjbXAC&lpg PA145&dq Frederic 20Petit 20Toulouse&pg PA146 v onepage&q Frederic 20Petit 20Toulouse&f false ref The theory was later dismissed by his peers, although the concept of a second smaller satellite of the Earth was used by Jules Verne in his novel From the Earth to the Moon . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Petit, Frederic ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Astronomer DATE OF BIRTH 1810 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1865 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Petit, Frederic Category 1810 births Category 1865 deaths France astronomer stub es Fr d ric Petit astr nomo fr Fr d ric Petit astronome ... more details
Refimprove date February 2010 Holger Pedersen born 3 November 1946 is a Danish astronomer ref http adsabs.harvard.edu abs 1977Msngr..11...15P ref at the European Southern Observatory . He specialises in gamma ray burst s, ref http www.space.com scienceastronomy astronomy eso gamma 001018.html ref meteorite s ref http www.cnn.com TECH space 9807 08 metorite.dust index.html ref and minor planet s. Asteroids 9266 Holger and 3312 Pedersen are named after him. ref http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 9266 Holger ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pedersen, Holger ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 3 November 1946 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pedersen, Holger Category 1946 births Category Living people Category Danish astronomers Denmark scientist stub Euro astronomer stub ... more details
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