Duncan Steel
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Duncan I. Steel (born 1955) is a British
discovered several minor planets and has written four popular science books. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union,[2] and has worked at the Xerra Earth Observation Institute in Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand.[3][4] He was formerly on the staff of the University of Salford in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] Steel completed a PhD at the University of Canterbury in 1984 with a thesis on the orbital characteristics of meteoroids.[5]
Between 1990 and 1994 he discovered twelve numbered minor planets.
In August 2022 Steel pleaded guilty to
Harmful Digital Communications Act. He was sentenced to 12 months' house arrest and ordered to pay $3000 in reparation for emotional harm.[9][10]
5263 Arrius |
13 April 1991 |
6828 Elbsteel |
12 November 1990 |
9038 Helensteel |
12 November 1990 |
9193 Geoffreycopland |
10 March 1992 |
9758 Dainty |
13 April 1991 |
| 9767 Midsomer Norton | 10 March 1992 |
10107 Kenny |
27 March 1992 |
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29 March 1992 |
24734 Kareness |
10 March 1992 |
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31 December 1994 |
58196 Ashleyess |
10 March 1992 |
69311 Russ |
21 August 1992 |
Books
- Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets: The Search for the Million Megaton Menace That Threatens Life on Earth. New York: Wiley. 1995. ISBN 0-471-30824-2. (with a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke).
- Target earth. Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader's Digest Association. 2000.
- Marking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar. New York: Wiley. 2000. ISBN 0-4712-9827-1.[12]
- Eclipse: The Celestial Phenomenon That Changed the Course of History. Washington D.C.: Joseph Henry Press. 2001. ISBN 0-309-07438-X. (with a foreword by Paul Davies).
References
- Cosmos magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "IAU Individual Members: Duncan I. Steel". International Astronomical Union. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Mandow, Rami (6 November 2019). "NZ Government funding $26M satellite to track global methane sources". spaceaustralia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Starboard: Science team". Starboard.nz. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- hdl:10092/13328.
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers". Minor Planet Center. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Minor Planet Circular 17982" (PDF). Minor Planet Center. 30 March 1991. p. 130. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "4713 Steel". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 4713. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Neal, Tracy (11 August 2022). "Space scientist Duncan Steel given home detention for campaign to humiliate woman he knew". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Stuff.co.NZ. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Astronomy Book Reviews". SkyNews. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Hannah, Robert (2000). "Review: Duncan Steel, Marking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar". Material Culture Review. 52.
External links
Scholia has a profile for Duncan Steel (Q3716242).
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