Bennett JC

Amateur Astronomer

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In brief :

Historical background :
History:
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Career:
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Personal:

Instruments:

Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.


Sources:

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

 Obituary: bennet_j-obit


Links:
Related External Links:
Bennett Catalogue: 1
Bennett Catalogue: 2
Bennett Catalogue: 3
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Related Internal Links:
Bennett Catalogue

Gallery

Bennett-01r

Jack Bennett at the eyepiece. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 18 Cooper: A History of Comet Discovery from South Africa.

Bennett-02

Jack Bennett with a moonwatch scope. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 21 Young: Touching History; Jack Bennett – a link to the past.

Bennett-04

Bennett with his AAVSO Nova Award, 1976. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 02 Mattei: Danie Overbeek Memorial Lecture.

Bennett-03

k Bennett with the telescope he used to discover the comet. (Moonwatch Telescope) Photo Credit: Pete Collins. (Source: Moore)

BennetTel-01r

Bennett’s telescope. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 21 Young: Touching History; Jack Bennett – a link to the past.

BennettMap-01r

The map that Bennett used to track “his” comet. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 18 Cooper: A History of Comet Discovery from South Africa.

j_c_bennett_2

The Bennett Catalogue written in his own hand. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 18 Cooper: A History of Comet Discovery from South Africa.