John Russell Hind
John Russell Hind (May 12th 1823 - December 22nd 1895) was a British Astronome .
He begins his career with the royal Observatoire of Greenwich with George Airy. Later it succeeds William Rutter Dawes as director of the private observatory of George Bishop. In 1853 he becomes publication director of the Nautical Almanac until in 1891.
It is famous for its discovery of 10 Astéroïde S, the first, 7 Irises, the August 13rd 1847 and the last, 30 Uranie, the July 22nd 1854. He discovers and studies the variable stars R Leporis, T Tauri and µ Cephei. He also discovered the Nova V841 Ophiuchi in 1848, the first nova of modern times since the Supernova SN 1604.
The name which it gives to the asteroid 12 Victoria because a controversy. At that time the names of asteroids were supposed not to derive from the name of alive people. He argues that this name is a reference to Victoria goddess of the victory for the Roman and not of the name of the queen Victoria.
He is prize winner of the Gold medal of Royal Astronomical Society in 1853 and of the royal Médaille in 1855. A crater on the the Moon as well as the asteroid 1897 Hind bear its name.
Some modern sources write its name John Russel Hind with only one “It, however the British newspapers of astronomy of the time use the C-W communication with two “It.
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