Asaph Hall

Asaph Hall
Asaph Hall
	Hall at the USNO in 1899
Born	October 15, 1829; Goshen, Connecticut, US
Died	November 22, 1907 (aged 78); Annapolis, Maryland, US
Alma mater	New-York Central College, McGrawville
Occupation	Astronomer
Known for	Discovery of the two moons of Mars
Spouses	Angeline Stickney; (m. 1856; died 1892); Mary Gauthier (m. 1901);
Children	4, including Asaph Hall, Jr. and Percival Hall
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Asaph Hall III (October 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer. He is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877.^[1] He found the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars. He also found the rotation of Saturn and the mass of Mars.

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↑ Blunck, Jürgen (2009). "The Satellites of Mars; Discovering and Naming the Satellites". Solar System Moons: Discovery and Mythology. Springer. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-540-68852-5.

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