William Henry Finlay South African Astronomer
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| Birthday |
17th June, 1849
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| Birthplace |
Liverpool
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| Died |
7th December, 1924
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| Place of Death |
Grahamstown, South Africa
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
South African
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| Occupation |
Astronomer
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William Henry Finlay (FRAS) (17 June 1849, in Liverpool – 7 December 1924, in Grahamstown, South Africa) was a South African astronomer. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898 under Edward James Stone. He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1). The first telegraphic determinations of longitude along the western coast of Africa were made by Finlay and T. F. Pullen.
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