Sinope Added to Jupiter System1914
Finds Sinope, extending the known family of distant retrograde Jovian satellites.
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Historical person
Seth Barnes Nicholson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Seth Barnes Nicholson, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
4 records1914–19514 events2 places
Chronological biography
1914
1938
Discovery of Lysithea6 July 1938
Discovers Lysithea, an irregular satellite of Jupiter.
Discovery of Carme30 July 1938
Discovers Carme, a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.
1951
Discovery of Ananke28 September 1951
Discovers Ananke, another distant retrograde moon of Jupiter.
Titles and roles
Astronomer
Record provenance
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