Ian Ridpath
British astronomer (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947, in Ilford, Essex) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. As a UFO sceptic, he investigated and explained the Rendlesham Forest Incident of December 1980.
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Born | (1947-05-01) May 1, 1947 (age 77) Ilford, Essex |
Occupation | Writer, editor, encyclopedist, broadcaster |
Language | English |
Notable works | Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy; Norton's Star Atlas; Star Tales |
Notable awards | Klumpke-Roberts Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
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