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Zaccheus Daniel

American astronomer (1874–1964) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Zaccheus Daniel (1874 - March 30, 1964) was an American astronomer known for the discovery of numerous comets.

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Education

Daniel pursued his degree at Princeton University starting in 1903. It was at Princeton's Halmsted Observatory on December 7, 1909, that he identified 33P.[1] By this point, Daniel had already discovered two comets -C/1907 L2 and (Borrelly–Daniel)- which he discovered in June 1907 and June 1909 respectively. Starting in 1910, he began work at the Allegheny Observatory at the University of Pittsburgh.[2] Daniel passed away on June 30, 1964.

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Awards and honors

In March 1910, Daniel was awarded the sixty-eighth Donohoe Comet Medal by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.[3]

The University of Pittsburgh maintains a fellowship program in Daniel's honor, accepting multiple students each year.

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