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Walter Augustin Villiger (1872–1938;[2] his first name is sometimes spelt Walther) was a Swiss astronomer and Carl Zeiss engineer who discovered an asteroid while working in Munich, Germany. He also participated in the observation of comets.

Asteroids discovered: 1 [1]

428 Monachia

November 18, 1897

MPC

His astronomical period of activity extended from 1896 to 1907.[3] In 1924, less than a year after the first planetarium had been opened at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Walther Villiger suggested a new, improved Zeiss planetarium projector. This new Zeiss, known as the Mark II, was designed for much larger theatres than the previous model —up to 23 metres .

Asteroid 1310 Villigera is named after him.[4]

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[de] Walter Augustin Villiger

Josef Augustin Walter, auch Walther, Augustin Villiger[1] (* 25. Dezember 1872 in Lenzburg, Schweiz; † 5. Februar 1938 in Jena, Deutschland) war ein deutsch-schweizerischer Astronom und Ingenieur bei Carl Zeiss.

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- [en] Walter Augustin Villiger

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[it] Walter Augustin Villiger

Walter Augustin Villiger (Lenzburg, 25 dicembre 1872 – Jena, 5 febbraio 1938) è stato un astronomo svizzero naturalizzato tedesco.

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[ru] Филлигер, Вальтер Аугустин

Вальтер Аугустин Филлигер (нем. Walther Augustin Villiger; 1872 (1872) — 1938) — немецкий астроном и первооткрыватель астероидов, который работал в обсерватории Bogenhausener Sternwarte. В ноябре 1897 года им был обнаружен астероид (428) Монахия. Он также принимал участие в наблюдениях за кометами.

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