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Encyclopedia > John Tebbutt

John Tebbutt (May 25, 1834 – November 29, 1916) was an Australian astronomer.

He is credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" (C/1861 J1).

His face appears on the reverse of the Australian 100-dollar banknote, and a crater on the Moon is named after him.

External links

PASP 21 (1909) 42 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0021//0000042.000.html) (biographical information)

Obituary

PASP 29 (1917) 115 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0029//0000115.000.html) (one paragraph)

Categories: 1834 births | 1916 deaths | Australian astronomers

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