William Robert Brooks (June 11, 1844 – May 3, 1922) was an American astronomer. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ...

Born in Maidstone, England. Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...

He specialized in the discovery of comets, including periodic comets 12P/Pons-Brooks and 16P/Brooks. Discovered the bright naked-eye comet C/1911 O1 (Brooks). Comet Hale-Bopp A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the sun and (at least occasionally) exhibits a coma (or atmosphere) and/or a tail — both due primarily to the effects of solar radiation upon the comets nucleus, which itself is a minor planet... 12P/Pons-Brooks is the designation for a periodic comet with a period of 71 years. ... 16P/Brooks (sometimes called Comet Brooks 2) is a periodic comet discovered by William Robert Brooks. ...