About François J. Terby
Lived 1846 – 1911 (aged 64). François J. Terby was a Belgian astronomer.
François J. Terby (9 August 1846 – 20 March 1911) was a Belgian astronomer. He had a private observatory at Leuven, Belgium and was an early ardent advocate of the existence of Martian canals.
He collected drawings of Mars and wrote the work Aréographie in 1875. He tracked down the Mars drawings of Johann Hieronymus Schröter and deposited them at Leiden University, where they would eventually finally be published in 1881.
A crater on Mars (Terby) is named after him.
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Who was François J. Terby?
astronomer (1846-1911)
When was François J. Terby born?
François J. Terby was born on 8 August 1846 in Leuven.
When did François J. Terby die?
François J. Terby died on 20 March 1911 in Leuven.
What was François J. Terby's occupation?
François J. Terby was an astronomer.
What nationality was François J. Terby?
François J. Terby was Belgian.
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