James Craig Watson
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James Craig Watson was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer known for discovering numerous asteroids and contributing significantly to observational astronomy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Craig Watson canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian-American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Lalande Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
James Craig Watson Medal
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asteroid 729 Watsonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1838-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1880-11-22 ⓘ |
| discovered |
asteroid 100 Hekate
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asteroid 101 Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 102 Miriam NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 79 Eurynome NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 80 Sappho NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 81 Terpsichore NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 82 Alkmene NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 83 Beatrix NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 84 Klio NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 85 Io NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 86 Semele NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 87 Sylvia NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 88 Thisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 89 Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 90 Antiope NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 91 Aegina NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 92 Undina NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 93 Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 94 Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 95 Arethusa NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 96 Aegle NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 97 Klotho NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 98 Ianthe NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 99 Dike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College Observatory
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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observational astronomy ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasHonorificName | James Craig Watson Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to observational astronomy
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discovery of asteroids ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Theoretical Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Inverness, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Madison, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of Detroit Observatory ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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