George Henry Peters
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George Henry Peters, around 1920
George Henry Peters (1863 – October 18 1947) was an American astronomer.
He worked at the US Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer.
He died at Washington, D.C.
He discovered three asteroids, and took photographs of the Sun's corona.
| 536 Merapi | May 11 1904 |
| 886 Washingtonia | November 16 1917 |
| 980 Anacostia | November 21 1921 |
External links
- Corbis photo with caption: Dr. George Henry Peters, of the U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington, with the 46 inch lens, weighing 150 pounds and capable of taking a photo 195,000,000 miles away, which is to be used to photograph total eclipse of sun on January 24. (http://cache.corbis.com/agent/11/49/88/11498891.jpg)
Obituary
- PASP 59 (1947) 344 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0059//0000344.000.html) (one paragraph)Template:Astronomer-stub