Christian Horrebow
Appearance
Christian Pedersen Horrebow (15 April 1718 – 15 September 1776)[1] was a Danish astronomer of the 18th century. He was a son of Peder Horrebow, whom he succeeded as director of the observatory associated with the University of Copenhagen. He was himself succeeded by
Thomas Bugge
.
Neith, a supposed moon of Venus, was spotted by Christian Horrebow, while he was studying this planet from 1766 to 1768. He also discovered the periodicity of sunspots.[2][3]
References
- ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- S2CID 255075791. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- S2CID 255070410. Retrieved 2022-06-17.