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Anthelme Voituret

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

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

Life

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

Career

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Early Variable Star Discoverers". spider.seds.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b 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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