Benjamin Apthorp Gould
American astronomer (1824-1896) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 72
Benjamin Apthorp Gould was a pioneering American astronomer. He is noted for creating the Astronomical Journal, discovering the Gould Belt, and for founding of the Argentine National Observatory and the Argentine National Weather Service.
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