1743 Schmidt
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1743 Schmidt is a Main-belt asteroid that was discovered on September 24, 1960 at Palomar by C.J. van Houten
, Lewis Daly and Bernhard Schmidt
(whom it was named after). It was the first asteroid to be co-discovered by three people..
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Cornelis Johannes van Houten was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten.Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief period as research assistant at Yerkes Observatory...
, Lewis Daly and Bernhard Schmidt
Bernhard Schmidt
Bernhard Woldemar Schmidt was a German optician. In 1930 he invented the Schmidt telescope which corrected for the optical errors of spherical aberration, coma, and astigmatism, making possible for the first time the construction of very large, wide-angled reflective cameras of short exposure time...
(whom it was named after). It was the first asteroid to be co-discovered by three people..