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N. R. Pogson

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British astronomer (1829-1891)

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Norman Robert Pogson, CIE was an English astronomer who worked in India at the Madras observatory. He discovered several minor planets and made observations on comets. 512) and referred to as Pogson's ratio.

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Pogson in academic gownPogson in academic gownThe Madras Observatory c. 1838The Madras Observatory c. 1838Pogson's gravePogson's grave

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1856Lalande Prize

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Norman Robert Pogson, CIE was an English astronomer who worked in India at the Madras observatory. He discovered several minor planets and made observations on comets. He introduced a mathematical scale of stellar magnitudes with the ratio of two successive magnitudes being the fifth root of one hundred (~2.512) and referred to as Pogson's ratio.

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Lived 1829 to 1891 · aged 62
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