Charles Elmer
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Charles Wesley Elmer was an American
amateur astronomer and court reporter who co-founded the Perkin-Elmer optical company in 1937.
He was born in New York City
, and for most of his life he was employed as a court reporter. However, as a hobby he developed a strong interest in astronomy and optical telescopes. In 1936 he met Richard S. Perkin, and the two decided to form an optical business in New York. This would grow to become the Perkin-Elmer optical company, which was officially incorporated on April 19, 1937. Charles Elmer served as the secretary-treasurer of the Perkin-Elmer company until he retired in 1949.
He was married to May Custer, the grand niece of General George Armstrong Custer
. In 1937 he was awarded the Merit Award by the
American Association of Variable Star Observers
for his
"long continued service and devotion to the activities of the
Association". The crater Elmer
on the Moon
is named after him, as is the asteroid
2493 Elmer
.
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amateur astronomer and court reporter who co-founded the Perkin-Elmer optical company in 1937.
He was born in New York City
New York City
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, and for most of his life he was employed as a court reporter. However, as a hobby he developed a strong interest in astronomy and optical telescopes. In 1936 he met Richard S. Perkin, and the two decided to form an optical business in New York. This would grow to become the Perkin-Elmer optical company, which was officially incorporated on April 19, 1937. Charles Elmer served as the secretary-treasurer of the Perkin-Elmer company until he retired in 1949.
He was married to May Custer, the grand niece of General George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class...
. In 1937 he was awarded the Merit Award by the
American Association of Variable Star Observers
American Association of Variable Star Observers
Since its founding in 1911, the American Association of Variable Star Observers has coordinated, collected, evaluated, analyzed, published, and archived variable star observations made largely by amateur astronomers and makes the records available to professional astronomers, researchers, and...
for his
"long continued service and devotion to the activities of the
Association". The crater Elmer
Elmer (crater)
Elmer is a small lunar crater that is located to the south of Mare Smythii, near the eastern limb of the Moon. This crater is seen at a highly oblique angle from Earth, and the visibility is affected by libration. Elmer lies southwest of the crater Kreiken, and east-southeast of the larger Dale...
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
is named after him, as is the asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
2493 Elmer
2493 Elmer
2493 Elmer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 1, 1978 by Harvard College at Agassiz Station.- External links :*...
.