Anthelme Voituret

Anthelme Voituret
Born 1616 (1616)
Châtenay, France
Died 1683 (1684) (aged 67)
Occupation French astronomer

Anthelme Voituret (1618–1683) was a French Carthusian monk and astronomer.

Life

He was born in Châtenay, France in 1618.[1] and died in 1683.

Career

He was able to devote considerable time in the observation of comets and variable stars.[2]

He discovered several comets and investigated the cause of the brightness change of the variable star Mira.[2] He is credited with being the first to observe the Nova 1670 Vulpeculae, the first ordinary nova discovered in modern times.[1]

Bibliography

In 1681, he published the book Explication de la comete.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Early Variable Star Discoverers". spider.seds.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Hockey, Thomas. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers.
  3. ↑ "Anthelme, Voituret" Springer Reference, Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  • "The Galileo Project". galileo.rice.edu. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  • "Anthelme, Voituret - Springer". springerreference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  • "Anthelme, Voituret (c. 1618-83)". adsabs.harvard.edu. Bibcode:2000eaa..bookE3429.. doi:10.1888/0333750888/3429.
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