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John Russell Hind

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John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer. [1]

49 relations: Asteroid, Astronomer, Charles Wheatstone, England, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, George Biddell Airy, George Bishop's Observatory, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Hind (crater), John Russell Hind, Kepler's Supernova, Lalande Prize, London, Minor Planet Center, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Moon, Mu Cephei, NGC 1555, Nottingham, Nottingham High School, Queen Victoria, R Leporis, Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Medal, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Society, Society for the History of Astronomy, T Tauri, The Nautical Almanac, The New York Times, Twickenham, U Geminorum, UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences, University College London, Variable star, Victoria (mythology), William Rutter Dawes, 12 Victoria, 14 Irene, 18 Melpomene, 1897 Hind, 19 Fortuna, 22 Kalliope, 23 Thalia, 27 Euterpe, 30 Urania, 7 Iris, 8 Flora.

Asteroid

Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.

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Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who concentrates their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth.

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Charles Wheatstone

Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS (6 February 1802 – 19 October 1875), was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope (a device for displaying three-dimensional images), and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique).

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland judges to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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George Biddell Airy

Sir George Biddell Airy (27 July 18012 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.

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George Bishop's Observatory

George Bishop's Observatory (code: 969) was an astronomical observatory erected in 1836 by the astronomer George Bishop near his residence at the South Villa of Regent's Park, London.

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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is the highest award given by the RAS.

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Hind (crater)

Hind is a lunar impact crater that lies to the southeast of the walled plain Hipparchus (distance from the crater rim is about 25 km), and about 20 km due east of the crater Halley.

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John Russell Hind

John Russell Hind FRS FRSE LLD (12 May 1823 – 23 December 1895) was an English astronomer.

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Kepler's Supernova

SN 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a supernova of Type Ia that occurred in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus.

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Lalande Prize

The Lalande Prize (French: Prix Lalande) was an award for scientific advances in astronomy, given from 1802 until 1970 by the French Academy of Sciences.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Minor Planet Center

The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official worldwide organization in charge of collecting observational data for minor planets (such as asteroids and comets), calculating their orbits and publishing this information via the Minor Planet Circulars.

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Moon

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.

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Mu Cephei

Mu Cephei (μ Cep, μ Cephei), also known as Herschel's Garnet Star, is a red supergiant star in the constellation Cepheus.

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NGC 1555

NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, is a variable nebula, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus.

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Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, north of London, in the East Midlands.

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Nottingham High School

Nottingham High School is an independent, fee-paying day school for boys and girls in Nottingham, England, comprising the Infant and Junior School (for ages 4–11) and Senior School (for ages 11–18).

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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R Leporis

R Leporis (R Lep), sometimes called Hind's Crimson Star, is a well-known variable star in the constellation Lepus, near its border with Eridanus.

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Royal Astronomical Society

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by 'gentleman astronomers' rather than professionals).

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Royal Medal

A Royal Medal, known also as The King's Medal or The Queen's Medal, depending on the gender of the monarch at the time of the award, is a silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences", done within the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Royal Observatory, Greenwich

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Society for the History of Astronomy

The Society for the History of Astronomy is an organisation based in the United Kingdom that promotes research into the history of astronomy.

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T Tauri

T Tauri is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, the prototype of the T Tauri stars.

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The Nautical Almanac

The Nautical Almanac has been the familiar name for a series of official British almanacs published under various titles since the first issue of The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, for 1767: this was the first nautical almanac ever to contain data dedicated to the convenient determination of longitude at sea.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Twickenham

Twickenham is a suburban area and town in Greater London, lying on the River Thames 10.2 miles west-southwest of the centre of London.

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U Geminorum

U Geminorum (U Gem), in the constellation Gemini, is an archetypal example of a dwarf nova.

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UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences

The UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences is one of the 11 constituent faculties of University College London (UCL).

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University College London

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Variable star

A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) fluctuates.

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Victoria (mythology)

Victoria, in ancient Roman religion, was the personified goddess of victory.

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William Rutter Dawes

William Rutter Dawes (19 March 1799 – 15 February 1868) was an English astronomer.

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12 Victoria

12 Victoria is a large main-belt asteroid.

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14 Irene

14 Irene is a large main-belt asteroid, discovered by John Russell Hind on May 19, 1851.

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18 Melpomene

18 Melpomene is a large, bright main-belt asteroid that was discovered by J. R. Hind on June 24, 1852, and named after Melpomenē, the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology.

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1897 Hind

1897 Hind, provisional designation, is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.

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19 Fortuna

19 Fortuna is one of the largest main-belt asteroids.

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22 Kalliope

22 Kalliope is a large M-type asteroid from the asteroid belt discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852.

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23 Thalia

23 Thalia is a large main-belt asteroid.

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27 Euterpe

27 Euterpe is a stony asteroid and parent body of the Euterpe family, located in the inner asteroid belt, approximately 100 kilometers in diameter.

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30 Urania

30 Urania is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by English astronomer John Russell Hind on July 22, 1854.

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7 Iris

7 Iris is a large main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

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8 Flora

8 Flora is a large, bright main-belt asteroid.

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Redirects here:

Comet Hind, J. R. Hind, J.R. Hind, John Russel Hind.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Russell_Hind

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