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Also known as Asaph Hall III

American astronomer (1829–1907)

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Asaph Hall (1829–1907) was an American astronomer, mathematician, and carpenter. Born in Goshen, he died in Annapolis. Hall worked for Harvard University and the Old Naval Observatory. He was a member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Lalande Prize, and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Hall’s notable works include *Observations of Double Stars Made at the United States Naval Observatory* and *Volume 1, Observations and Orbits of the Satellites of Mars*. He also contributed to *Popular Science*. He was married to Angeline Stickney and had a child named Percival Hall.

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  • Observations of Double Stars Made at the United States Naval Observatory; Volume 1
  • Observations and Orbits of the Satellites of Mars
  • Observations of Double Stars Made at the United States Naval Observatory

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Encyclopedic overview

Asaph Hall III (October 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars, the rotation of Saturn, and the mass of Mars.

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