James Craig Watson
American astronomer (1838-1880) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 42
James Craig Watson 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.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1838 to 1880 · aged 42
