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Fayes, Herve Auguste Etienne Albans

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Astronomer, born Saint-Benoit-du-Sault, France, 1814; died Paris, France, 1902. In 1843 he discovered the comet bearing his name, and later lectured on astronomy at the Ecole Poly technique (1873-1893). He improved the method of astronomical measurements, invented the zenithal collimator, and suggested and applied photography and electricity to astronomy.

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Entry for 'Fayes, Herve Auguste Etienne Albans'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​f/fayes-herve-auguste-etienne-albans.html. 1910.
 
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