William Stephen Finsen
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William Stephen Finsen FRAS[2] (28 July 1905 – 16 May 1979) was a South African astronomer. He discovered a number of double stars and took many photographs of Mars. He developed the Finsen eyepiece interferometer to measure very close double stars. He was the final director of Union Observatory in South Africa from 1957 to 1965 (it was renamed Republic Observatory in 1961).[3]
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William Stephen Finsen | |
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Born | (1905-07-28)28 July 1905 |
Died | 16 May 1979(1979-05-16) (aged 73) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town[1] |
Known for | Finsen eyepiece interferometer |
Spouse | Gertrude Ada Camerer (m.1928) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Union Observatory, South Africa |
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