Aaron Nichols Skinner
Aaron Nichols Skinner (born August 10, 1845 in Boston , Massachusetts , † August 14, 1918 in Framingham , Massachusetts) was an American astronomer .
Skinner was an assistant at the Dearborn Observatory under Truman Henry Safford from 1867 to 1870 . From 1870 to 1898 assistant at the Naval Observatory in Washington and finally from 1898 professor of mathematics at the Naval Observatory.
Web links
- Wikisource
- Skinner Family Association. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
- Wolfgang Steinicke: Aaron Nichols Skinner. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
- Courtney Seligman: The Discoverers of the NGC / IC Objects. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
- CVL CHARLIER / FOLKE ENGSTRÖM: PORTRAIT GALLERY OF THE ASTRONOMIC SOCIETY. HASSE W. TULLBERG, accessed May 20, 2015 .
- Publications by AN Skinner in the Astrophysics Data System
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| SURNAME | Skinner, Aaron Nichols |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1918 |
| Place of death | Framingham , Massachusetts |