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KNIPE,  George Federick Graham

Professional Astronomer

Born 1916 England.
Died 1973

Index:

Summary; History; Instruments; Source; Links

In brief :
Famous for:

Summary:
Knipe  specialised as an Asteroid Hunter.
Historical background :
History:
Used 20-inch telescope for photoelectric photometry of double stars and eclipsing binaries. [Smits]

Career:
1958:  Staff member at Union Observatory.

Personal:
Born 1916 in England.
Died 1973 from asthma attack. [Personal Communication with G. Roberts who knew him.]

Instruments:

Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
20-inch telescope

Sources:

Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.
Remaining Artifacts:

Bibliography:
Moore, P. & Collins, P., Astronomy in Southern Africa, p. 102, p. 105.   (General Source)
Smits  P.  A Brief History of Astronomy in Southern Africa. (Unpublished).

By Knipe:
 
Links:

Related Internal Links:
Johannesburg Observatory

 
Interesting Links:
Link to Objects Lost and / or Found.
Link to a short History of Astronomy in Southern Africa.
Link to a Time Line to see how Events on this page relates to the bigger time dimension.
Link to view the Achievements and other Interesting Aspects of Southern African Astronomers.
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources and the Archive.

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