William Henry Finlay
William Henry Finlay (born June 17, 1849 in Liverpool , England , † December 7, 1924 in Cape Town , South Africa ) was a South African astronomer .
He was the first assistant at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town from 1873 to 1898.
He was also the first astronomer to see the Great September Comet (C / 1882 R1). This happened on September 7th, 1882. Four years later, on September 26th, 1886, he discovered the short-period comet 15P / Finlay .
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , Vol. 85, pp. 309f, February 1925, bibcode : 1925MNRAS..85..309.
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| SURNAME | Finlay, William Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 1924 |
| Place of death | Cape Town , South Africa |