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Francis Preserved Leavenworth (September 3, 1858 in Mount Vernon, Indiana – November 12, 1928;[1] a.k.a. Frank Leavenworth) was an American astronomer. He discovered many New General Catalogue objects together with Frank Muller and Ormond Stone. They used a telescope with a 66-cm aperture at the Leander McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.[2]

He became a member of the Camden Astronomical Society shortly after its founding in 1888.[3]

In 1909 he joined Frederick C. Leonard's Society for Practical Astronomy.[4]

See also

• New General Catalogue
• Observational astronomy

References

External links

• Steinicke, Wolfgang. "Francis Preserved Leavanworth, Photos and Objects found". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
• Publications by F. P. Leavenworth in the Astrophysics Data System

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[de] Francis Preserved Leavenworth

Francis Preserved Leavenworth (* 3. September 1858 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, USA; † 12. November 1928 in Saint Paul, Minnesota; auch bekannt als Frank Leavenworth) war ein US-amerikanischer Astronom. Er entdeckte gemeinsam mit Frank Muller und Ormond Stone viele NGC/IC-Objekte. Sie nutzten hierbei ein Fernrohr mit 66 cm Öffnungsweite des Leander McCormick Observatory an der University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

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- [en] Francis Preserved Leavenworth

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[ru] Ливенворт, Фрэнк

Фрэнк Ливенворт (англ. Francis Preserved Leavenworth родился 3 сентября 1858 в Маунт-Вернон; умер 12 ноября 1928;[2]) американский астроном.

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