Anthelme Voituret

Anthelme Voituret (1618–1683) was a French Carthusian monk and astronomer.

Anthelme Voituret
Born1618 (1618)
Châtenay, France
Died1683(1683-00-00) (aged 64–65)
Occupation(s)Astronomer, Carthusian monk
Known fordiscovery of CK Vulpeculae

Life

He was born in Châtenay, France in 1618.[1] and died in 1683.

Career

He was able to devote considerable time in the observation of comets and variable stars.[2]

He discovered several comets and investigated the cause of the brightness change of the variable star Mira.[2] He is credited with being the first to observe the Nova 1670 Vulpeculae, the first ordinary nova discovered in modern times.[1]

Bibliography

In 1681, he published the book Explication de la comete.[3]

References

  1. "Early Variable Star Discoverers". spider.seds.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. Hockey, Thomas (18 September 2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. ISBN 9780387304007.
  3. Sakurai, Kunitomi (2014). "Anthelme, Voituret". Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. p. 83. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_57. ISBN 978-1-4419-9916-0.
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