On this day in 1891 - November 12th - American astronomer Seth Barnes Nicholson was born.

Nicholson worked at Mount Wilson Observatory in California for over 40 yrs, mainly concerned with solar activity. But he also computed the orbit of several comets, discovered a Trojan asteroid, and is probably best remembered for his discovery of four satellites of Jupiter.


Mona Evans
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