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James Craig Watson
Portrait of Watson
Born
(1838-01-28)January 28, 1838
Fingal, Upper Canada
Died
November 23, 1880(1880-11-23) (aged 42)
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Nationality
Canadian
Education
University of Michigan
Alma mater
University of Michigan
Occupation(s)
professor, physicist, astronomer
Known for
Discovery of comets and asteroids
Awards
Lalande Prize
James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 23, 1880) was a Canadian-American astronomer, discoverer of comets and minor planets, director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, and awarded with the Lalande Prize in 1869.[1][2]
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