astro.wikisort.org - ResearcherBrian George William Manning (14 May 1926 – 10 November 2011)[1] was an English astronomer who discovered 19 minor planets.[2] He was born in 1926 in Birmingham. He constructed his first mirror from a piece of glass that a World War II bomb blew out of the roof of the factory where his father worked. He began as an engineering draughtsman but later became a metrologist at the University of Birmingham. In the late 1950s, he constructed an interference-controlled ruling machine in a home workshop, which was able to rule high-quality 3 by 2 inch gratings.[3] In 1990, he received the H. E. Dall prize of the BAA.[3][4]
For other people named Brian Manning, see Brian Manning (disambiguation).
Brian G. W. Manning |
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Died | 10 November 2011(2011-11-10) (aged 85)
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Occupation | Astronomer |
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Discoveries
Further information: Category:Discoveries by Brian G. W. Manning
Brian Manning is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 19 minor planets he made at Stakenbridge Observatory (494), near Kidderminster, England, between 1989 and 1997.[2] All of his discovered minor planets are asteroids of the main-belt:
Discoveries by Brian G. W. Manning (i) |
4751 Alicemanning | 17 January 1991 | MPC |
4506 Hendrie | 24 March 1990 | MPC |
7239 Mobberley | 4 October 1989 | MPC |
7465 Munkanber | 31 October 1989 | MPC |
7519 Paulcook | 31 October 1989 | MPC |
7573 Basfifty | 4 November 1989 | MPC |
6156 Dall | 12 January 1991 | MPC |
6191 Eades | 22 November 1989 | MPC |
8166 Buczynski | 12 January 1991 | MPC |
8545 McGee | 2 January 1994 | MPC |
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Discoveries by Brian G. W. Manning (ii) |
8914 Nickjames | 25 December 1995 | MPC |
10381 Malinsmith | 3 September 1996 | MPC |
10515 Old Joe | 31 October 1989 | MPC |
10538 Torode | 11 November 1991 | MPC |
15347 Colinstuart | 26 October 1994 | MPC |
24728 Scagell | 11 November 1991 | MPC |
52633 Turvey | 30 November 1997 | MPC |
(69273) 1989 TN1 | 4 October 1989 | MPC |
(100690) 1997 YY6 | 25 December 1997 | MPC |
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References
- Hurst, Guy M. 'Brian George William Manning' in the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, April 2012, Volume 22, Number 2.
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[de] Brian G. W. Manning
Brian George William Manning (* 14. Mai 1926 in Birmingham; † 10. November 2011[1]) war ein britischer Amateurastronom und Asteroidenentdecker.
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[it] Brian G. W. Manning
Brian G. W. Manning (Birmingham, 14 maggio 1926 – Worcestershire, 10 novembre 2011) è stato un astronomo britannico.
[ru] Мэннинг, Брайан
Брайан Мэннинг (англ. Brian G. W. Manning; 12 мая 1926 (1926-05-12) — 12 ноября 2011) — британский астроном и первооткрыватель астероидов, который работал в обсерватории «Stakenbridge» (IAU-Code 494), расположенной в графстве Вустершир. В период 1989 по 1997 год им было обнаружено в общей сложности 19 астероидов[1].
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