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Anthelme Voituret | |
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| Born | 1616 Châtenay, France |
| Died | 1683 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | French astronomer |
Anthelme Voituret (1618–1683) was a French Carthusian monk and astronomer.
Life[edit]
He was born in Châtenay, France in 1618.[1] and died in 1683.
Career[edit]
He was able to devote considerable time in the observation of comets and variable stars.[2]
He discovered several comets and investigated the cause of the brightness change of the variable star Mira.[2] He is credited with being the first to observe the Nova 1670 Vulpeculae, the first ordinary nova discovered in modern times.[1]
Bibliography[edit]
In 1681, he published the book Explication de la comete.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Early Variable Star Discoverers". spider.seds.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Hockey, Thomas (18 September 2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. ISBN 9780387304007.
- ^ "Anthelme, Voituret" Springer Reference, Retrieved May 29, 2014.
External links[edit]
- "The Galileo Project". galileo.rice.edu. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- "Anthelme, Voituret - Springer". springerreference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- "Anthelme, Voituret (C. 1618?83)". Anthelme, Voituret (c. 1618-83). adsabs.harvard.edu. 2001. Bibcode:2000eaa..bookE3429.. doi:10.1888/0333750888/3429. ISBN 0333750888.
