Halton Arp
astronomer from the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halton Christian "Chip" Arp (March 21, 1927 – December 28, 2013) was an American astronomer. He was known for his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, published in 1966. It has many examples of interacting and merging galaxies. Arp was also known as a critic of the Big Bang theory.
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Halton Arp | |
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Born | (1927-03-21)March 21, 1927 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 28, 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 86) Munich, Germany |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
Known for | Intrinsic redshift Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Palomar Observatory Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Baade |
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Arp was born on March 21, 1927 in New York City. He studied at the California Institute of Technology. Arp was married three times. He had four daughters.
Arp died on December 28, 2013 in Munich. He died from a stroke, and he was aged 86.[1]