George Henry Peters
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George Henry Peters (* 1863 – † 18. október 1947, Washington) bol americký astronóm a fotograf.
| George Henry Peters | |
 George Henry Peters pri 12. palcovom teleskope na observatóriu United States Naval Observatory okolo roku 1920. Americký astronóm a fotograf | |
| Narodenie | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Úmrtie | 18. október 1947 Washington |
Pracoval v spoločnosti U.S. Naval Observatory ako astrofotograf, objavil tri asteroidy a fotografoval slnečné koróny.
- 536 Merapi, 11. máj 1904
- 886 Washingtonia, 16. november 1917
- 980 Anacostia, 21. november 1921
- Corbis photo with caption: Dr. George Henry Peters, of the U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington, with the 46 inch (1.2 m) lens, weighing 150 pounds (68 kg) and capable of taking a photo 195,000,000 miles (314,000,000 km) away, which is to be used to photograph total eclipse of sun on January 24.
- PASP 59 (1947) 344 (one paragraph)
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