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Walter Frederick Gale (27 November 1865 – 1 June 1945) was an Australian banker. Gale was born in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales. He had a strong interest in astronomy and built his first telescope in 1884.[1]

He discovered a number of comets, including the lost periodic comet 34D/Gale. He also discovered five southern double stars with the prefix GLE, and several dark sky objects, including the planetary nebula, IC 5148 in Grus. In 1892, he described oases and canals on Mars. He was awarded the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1935 for "discoveries of comets and his work for astronomy in New South Wales."

A crater on Mars, Gale Crater, was named in his honour. It was selected as the 2012 landing site for the Curiosity Rover.[2]

References

External links

• Gale on the Australian Dictionary of Biography

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[de] Walter Frederick Gale

Walter Frederick Gale (* 27. November 1865 in Paddington (New South Wales); † 1. Juni 1945 in Waverly (New South Wales)[1]) war ein australischer Banker und Astronom.

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- [en] Walter Frederick Gale

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[fr] Walter Frederick Gale

Walter Frederick Gale (Paddington, 27 novembre 1865 – Waverley, 1er juin 1945), est un astronome amateur australien, banquier de profession.

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[it] Walter Frederick Gale

Walter Frederick Gale (Paddington, 27 novembre 1865 – Waverly, 1º giugno 1945) è stato un astronomo amatoriale australiano.

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[ru] Гейл, Уолтер Фредерик

Уолтер Фредерик Гейл (англ. Walter Frederick Gale; 27 ноября 1865 (1865-11-27) — 1 июня 1945) — австралийский банкир. Гейл родился в Пэддингтоне (Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия). С раннего возраста он увлекался астрономией и в 1884 году построил свой собственный телескоп.

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