Harry Edwin Wood
Harry Edwin Wood (born February 3, 1881 in Manchester , England , † February 27, 1946 ) was a South African astronomer .
In 1906 he was appointed chief assistant of the Transvaal Meteorological Observatory , which soon began purchasing telescopes and became known as the Union Observatory . He served as director of this facility from 1928 to 1941, succeeding Robert Innes in this role . Wood was married, but he had no children.
From 1929 to 1930 he was President of the Astronomical Society of South Africa . Wood discovered some asteroids and in his honor he was named Asteroid (1660) Wood after him.
Web links
- Publications by HE Wood in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for HE Wood in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituary (1947MNRAS.107 ... 60.)
- Brief biography on the websites of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
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| SURNAME | Wood, Harry Edwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1946 |