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Peter Nilson

Swedish astronomer (1937-1998) · Sweden · On the map · Scientists · Died at 60

Peter Nilson was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. Active at Uppsala University, he compiled a catalogue of galaxies containing nearly 13,000 entries. He was appreciated for a number of essay books and for a number of science fiction novels such as Rymdväktaren, or "The Space Guardian" and Nyaga.

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