John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer. John Russell Hind was born in 1823 in Nottingham, the son of...
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astronomer John Russell Hind. The rim of Hind is relatively free of wear and distortion, except for a break at the north rim. The floor of Hind is relatively...
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mathematician John Russell Hind (1823–1895), English astronomer John Hind (bishop of Fukien) (1879–1958), Anglican bishop in Fukien China John Hind (bishop...
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14 Irene (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
a large main-belt asteroid, discovered by the English astronomer John Russell Hind on May 19, 1851. It is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.585 AU...
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Hamburg, Germany. The asteroid was named after English astronomer John Russell Hind. Hind is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony...
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27 Euterpe (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
100 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind at George Bishop's Observatory in London on 8 November 1853. The asteroid...
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18 Melpomene (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
Melpomene is a large, bright main-belt asteroid that was discovered by J. R. Hind on 24 June 1852, and named after Melpomenē, the Muse of tragedy in Greek...
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30 Urania (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind on July 22, 1854. It was his last asteroid discovery. This object...
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19 Fortuna (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
several times. Fortuna has been studied by radar. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on 22 August 1852, and named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck. Its...
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NGC 1555 (redirect from Hinds Variable Nebula)
Herbig–Haro object. The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852, by John Russell Hind. NGC 2261 "NGC 1555". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg...
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12 Victoria (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
irregular shape. This minor planet was discovered by English astronomer J. R. Hind on September 13, 1850. Victoria is officially named after the Roman goddess...
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to choose a name, and he selected "Olympia" at the suggestion of John Russell Hind. However, Elpis is the name that stuck. Elpis has been studied by...
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8 Flora (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
discovered by J. R. Hind on 18 October 1847. It was his second asteroid discovery after 7 Iris.[citation needed] The name Flora was proposed by John Herschel, from...
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7 Iris (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
composition. Iris was discovered on 13 August 1847, by J. R. Hind from London, UK. It was Hind's first asteroid discovery and the seventh asteroid to be discovered...
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23 Thalia (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
Thalia (/θəˈlaɪ.ə/) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. R. Hind on 15 December 1852, at the private observatory of W. Bishop, located in...
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which discovery was, however, credited to the English astronomer John Russell Hind. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1851....
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prototype of the T Tauri stars. It was discovered in October 1852 by John Russell Hind. T Tauri appears from Earth amongst the Hyades cluster, not far from...
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22 Kalliope (category Discoveries by John Russell Hind)
kə-LY-ə-pee) is a large M-type asteroid from the asteroid belt discovered by J. R. Hind on 16 November 1852. It is named after Calliope, the Greek Muse of epic poetry...
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John Russell Hind, Karl Ludwig Hencke 1848: Andrew Graham 1849: Annibale de Gasparis 1850: Annibale de Gasparis, John Russell Hind 1851: John Russell...
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Everest, Peter Andreas Hansen, Karl Ludwig Hencke, John Herschel, John Russell Hind, John William Lubbock, Urbain Le Verrier & Maxmilian Weisse Margaret...
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Friar Giles of Cambridge of a grand comet which appeared in 1264, John Russell Hind was led to conclude, as Richard Dunthorne had been in the previous...
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variable star. It is also called "Hind's Crimson Star" for its striking red color and because it was named for John Russell Hind. It varies in magnitude from...
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investigations of double stars at the observatory from 1839 to 1844; John Russell Hind began his career there in October of the following year. From the...
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especially in Paris (caused partly by incorrect calculations by John Russell Hind which suggested that one would strike the Earth in June 1857) Donati's...
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against Greece, which is traditionally dated to 480 BC, was matched by John Russell Hind to an annular eclipse of the Sun at Sardis on February 17, 478 BC...
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Arthur Beer (1900–1980), German astronomer MPC · 1896 1897 Hind 1971 UE1 John Russell Hind (1823–1895), English astronomer MPC · 1897 1898 Cowell 1971...
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292 years; and its return may consequently be expected about 1848." John Russell Hind in On the expected return of the great comet of 1264 and 1556 says:...
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events, listed below. July 22 – Discovery of the asteroid 30 Urania by John Russell Hind. October c. – George Airy calculates the mean density of the Earth...
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Driesen. August 13 – English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers asteroid 7 Iris from London. October 18 – J. R. Hind discovers asteroid 8 Flora from London...
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15' 25" from the west limb of the Sun, that wasn't present at noon. John Russell Hind noted that the positions given by Johann Wilhelm Pastorff were considerably...
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