Herbert Hall Turner
Herbert Hall Turner (August 13 1861 – August 20 1930) was a British astronomer and seismologist.
In seismology, he is credited with the discovery of deep focus earthquakes.
He is credited with coining the word parsec.
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Named after him
- Turner crater on the Moon
- Asteroid 1186 Turnera
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