James Robertson (astronomer)

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James Robertson (* 1867 ; † around 1950 ) was an American astronomer who worked at the United States Naval Observatory (USNO). He did research mainly in astrometry and became known through the Zodiacal Catalog . This star catalog stars with 3,539 ekliptiknahen used today for calculating and observing stellar occultations by the moon.

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SURNAME Robertson, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1867
DATE OF DEATH around 1950