Charles Wolf (astronomer)
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Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf (November 9, 1827 – July 4, 1918) was a French astronomer
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In 1862, Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post as assistant at the Paris Observatory
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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.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and 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...
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In 1862, Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post as assistant at the Paris Observatory
Paris Observatory
The Paris Observatory is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, and one of the largest astronomical centres in the world...
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In 1867 he and Georges Rayet
Georges Rayet
Georges-Antoine-Pons Rayet was a French astronomer.He was born in Bordeaux, France. He began working at the Paris Observatory in 1863. He worked on meteorology in addition to astronomy...
discovered Wolf-Rayet star
Wolf-Rayet star
Wolf–Rayet stars are evolved, massive stars , which are losing mass rapidly by means of a very strong stellar wind, with speeds up to 2000 km/s...
s. Note however that the nearby red dwarf
Red dwarf
According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star, of the main sequence, either late K or M spectral type....
Wolf 359 was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf
Max Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography...
and not by him.