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Encyclopedia > William Henry Finlay

William Henry Finlay was a South African astronomer.


He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898.


He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1).


External links

  • http://www.saao.ac.za/assa/2003MNSSA..62..170C.pdf
  • http://www.saao.ac.za/~wpk/tov1882/2004MNSSA..63...34K.pdf

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