Asaph Hall
1829 – 1907 · aged 78
American astronomer (1829–1907)
- Born
- 15 Oct 1829 · Goshen
- Died
- 22 Nov 1907 · Annapolis
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- 15 Oct 1829BornBorn in Goshen
- 1877AwardLalande Prize
- 1879AwardGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1896AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 22 Nov 1907DiedDied in Annapolis
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Asaph Hall III (October 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars, the rotation of Saturn, and the mass of Mars.
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