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William Henry Finlay

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William Henry Finlay

South African astronomer (1849–1924)

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About William Henry Finlay

William Henry Finlay (FRAS) was a South African astronomer. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898 under Edward James Stone. He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882". The first telegraphic determinations of longitude along the western coast of Africa were made by Finlay and T. F. Pullen.

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Occupation: astronomer
Citizenship: South Africa
Born: June 17, 1849
Died: December 7, 1924

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