Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

2014 Edition
| Editors: Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. MarchéII, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W. E. Green

Morgan, Herbert Rollo

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Bornnear Medford, Minnesota, USA, 21 March 1875

DiedWashington, District of Columbia, USA, 11 June 1957

Yale University’s Herbert Morgan prepared the N30 Catalog (1952), providing proper motions for 5,268 stars, updated since  August Kopff’s Fundamental Katalog des Berliner Astronomischen Jahrbuch.

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  1. Scott, F. P. (1957). “Morgan, H. R.” Science. 126: 457.Google Scholar

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Earth ScienceUniversity of Northern IowaCedar FallsUSA