Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Also known as Christian Peters, C. H. F. Peters, C.H.F. Peters, C H F Peters, Christian H. F. Peters, Christian H.F. Peters, Christian H F Peters
German-American academic and astronomer (1813–1890)
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- Born
- 1813
- Died
- 1890
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- 4
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- De principio minimae actionis ...
- Corrigenda in various star catalogues
- Heliographic positions of sun-spots observed at Hamilton College from 1860-1870
- Heliographic positions of sun-spots observed at Hamilton College from 1860-1870
- Report of Dr. Peters, director of the Hamilton College Observatory, on the longitude of Elmira
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Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American astronomer and professor at Hamilton College, New York, and a pioneer in the study and visual discovery of asteroids. His name is often given as C. H. F. Peters.
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1813 births1890 deaths19th-century American astronomersAmerican people of Danish descentAmerican people of German descentDiscoverers of asteroidsDiscoveries by Christian PetersHamilton College (New York) facultyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople from NordfrieslandRecipients of the Lalande Prize