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Name:	Asaph Hall
Birth Date:	1829
Death Date:	November 22, 1907
Place of Birth:	Goshen, Connecticut, United States
Nationality:	American
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	astronomer, scientist

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The American astronomer Asaph Hall (1829-1907) discovered the two satellites of the planet Mars and was an important figure in government scientific circles during the period following the Civil War. Asaph Hall was born in Goshen, Conn. He attended the...

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Asaph Hall (October 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars (namely Deimos and Phobos) in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double...

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Asaph Hall

About 3 pages (903 words) in 2 products