William Stephen Finsen South African Astronomer
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| Birthday |
28th July, 1905
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| Birthplace |
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| Died |
16th May, 1979
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| Place of Death |
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
South African
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| Occupation |
Astronomer
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William Stephen Finsen FRAS (28 July 1905 – 16 May 1979) was a South African astronomer. He discovered a number of double stars and took many photographs of Mars. He developed the Finsen eyepiece interferometer to measure very close double stars. He was the final director of Union Observatory in South Africa from 1957 to 1965 (it was renamed Republic Observatory in 1961).
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