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Discovery of Elara

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1905Date range
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Chronological records

1905

Charles Dillon Perrine1905

Lick Observatory · Science / Astronomy

Discovers Elara, an outer irregular moon of Jupiter, using photographic observations.

Names involved

Charles Dillon Perrine

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