Andrew Ainslie Common

Andrew Ainslie Common

Andrew Ainslie Common FRS (August 7 1841 – June 2 1903) was an English astronomer born in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Among other things, he observed the satellites of Mars and Saturn. He worked on astrophotography, making a celebrated early photograph of the Orion Nebula in 1883. He also worked on telescope making, building a 60-inch reflector.

Selected honours and awards

* Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1884)

* Fellow of the Royal Society (1885)

* President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1895 – 1896)

See also

* Henry Draper

Further reading

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