Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin
Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin (born May 28, 1858 in Birmingham , † December 2, 1934 ) was a British astronomer .
Life
Espin's astronomical interest was aroused during his school days (1872–1876) by the appearance of a comet ( C / 1874 H1 (Coggia) ). At the University of Oxford , where he graduated, he discovered his first double star with a refractor telescope , which brought him through Professor Charles Pritchard permission to use the telescope of the university observatory. As a curator in Wolsingham , where his father was principal, acquired a 17¼ inch reflector telescope with which he scoured the northern skies . Espin discovered about 3800 red stars , manyFog and over 30 variables . He began a systematic search for double stars with an apparent magnitude above 9.5 mag. It was not until 1932 that he had to stop active observation due to health problems, by then 2575 had discovered double stars.
Awards
Espin was 1878 Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society , in 1913 he was awarded for his discovery of Nova Lacertae 1910 the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Society.
He was a member of the Binary Star Commission of the International Astronomical Union since the commission's inception.
The lunar crater Espin is named after him.
source
Obituary for THEC Espin in The Observatory, Volume LVII, pages 27-29
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espin, Thomas Henry Espinell Compton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Espin Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1934 |