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Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes FRSE FRAS (10 November 1861 – 13 March 1933) was a British-born South African astronomer best known for discovering Proxima Centauri in 1915, and numerous binary stars. He was also the first astronomer to have seen the Great January Comet of 1910, on 12 January. He was the founding director of a meteorological ...
Robert Neil Innes (born 11th October 1959) is an Anglican bishop. Since 2014, he has been the Bishop in Europe . Prior to becoming bishop he was Chancellor and Senior Chaplain of the Pro-Cathedral of Holy Trinity Brussels .
Oct 12, 2022 · Robert Innes, a Scottish-born astronomer, announced the discovery of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the sun, on October 12, 1915. He observed a faint star that moved like Alpha Centauri and named it Proxima Centauri, meaning the nearest.
Robert Innes. Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes FRSE FRAS (born 10 November 1861, died 13 March 1933) was a Scottish astronomer. He is best known for discovering Proxima Centauri in 1915, and many binary stars. He was also the first astronomer to have seen the Great January Comet of 1910, on 12 January. He was the founding director of a ...
Nov 10, 2016 · Today is the birthday of Robert Innes, the astronomer who discovered Proxima Centauri, the star nearest to the Sun. Innes was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1861. The oldest of 12 children, he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society at age 17. Innes then moved with his wife to Australia, where he sold wine and spirits and began making astronomical observations. After making ...
Nov 28, 2005 · Jacobus Kapteyn and Robert Innes discovered Kapteyn’s Star — originally named “Cordoba Zone 5 hours 243” because of its location — in 1897. Kapteyn was in Holland analyzing photographic ...
Robert Innes is a Professor of Economics and the County Bank Chair at UC at Merced. He has published research in microeconomic theory, industrial organization, finance, agricultural policy, environmental economics, and law. His work in agricultural and environmental policy has addressed issues such as livestock waste management, automobile ...
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