James Craig Watson

James Craig Watson
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Born(1838-01-28)January 28, 1838
DiedNovember 23, 1880(1880-11-23) (aged 42)
NationalityCanadian
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)professor, physicist, astronomer
Known forDiscovery of comets and asteroids
AwardsLalande Prize

James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 23, 1880) was a Canadian-American astronomer, discoverer of comets and minor planets, director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, and awarded with the Lalande Prize in 1869.[1][2]

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James Craig Watson

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