William Henry Finlay
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William Henry Finlay was a South Africa
n astronomer
. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898. He discovered the periodic comet
15P/Finlay
. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1).
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n astronomer
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...
. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898. He discovered the periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
15P/Finlay
15P/Finlay
Comet Finlay is a periodic comet in our solar system discovered by William Henry Finlay on September 26, 1886....
. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1).
External links
- http://www.saao.ac.za/assa/2003MNSSA..62..170C.pdf
- http://www.saao.ac.za/~wpk/tov1882/2004MNSSA..63...34K.pdf