Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three-volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook...
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Robert Burnham may refer to: Robert Burnham Jr. (1931–1993), American astronomer Robert Burnham (priest) (died 1362), canon of Windsor Bo Burnham (Robert...
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Cluster's existence was Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654. However, Robert Burnham Jr. has proposed that the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy may have seen...
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the Eagle Nebula". EarthSky. Retrieved 25 September 2015. Robert Burnham Jr. (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook. Dover. pp. 1786, 1788. ISBN 978-0-486-23673-5...
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worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator, and hired Robert Burnham Jr. to work there. He also worked on a notable proper motion survey with...
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Buffum, merchant and member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature Robert Burnham, Jr., astronomer John G. Campbell, Scottish-born politician Thomas Edward...
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hours. The view of Messier 4 through a good telescope was likened by Robert Burnham Jr. to that of hyperkinetic luminous alpha particles seen in a spinthariscope...
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and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2023. Robert Burnham, Jr.: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 3, page 1867 Marquis, pp. 53–54 Marquis...
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paleontologist, naturalist, author (originally from Massillon, Ohio) Robert Burnham Jr. – astronomer who worked at the Lowell Observatory Edwin H. Colbert...
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worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook. He is credited...
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