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Discovery of Himalia

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

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1904Date range
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Chronological records

1904

Charles Dillon Perrine3 December 1904

Lick Observatory · Science / Astronomy

Discovers Himalia in photographs taken with the Crossley reflector at Lick Observatory.

Names involved

Charles Dillon Perrine

Provenance

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