Ashbrook, Joseph, 1918-1980
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Name (Latin)
Ashbrook, Joseph, 1918-1980
Other forms of name
Ashbrook, Joe, 1918-1980
nnea Ashbrook, Joseph, d. 1980
Date of birth
1918-04-04
Date of death
1980-08-04
Place of birth
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Astronomy
Journalism--Editing
Associate group
Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope (1953 - 1953)
American Astronomical Society
International Astronomical Union
Occupation
Astronomers
College teachers
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Library of congress:
n 84028182
OCoLC:
oca01125227
DLC:
n 84028182
Sources of Information
- His The astronomical scrapbook, 1984:CIP t.p. (Joseph Ashbrook) introd. (Joe Ashbrook, died in Aug. 1980)
- Wikipedia, viewed July 14, 2015(Joseph Ashbook; born April 4 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died August 4, 1980; was an American astronomer; he started to work at Sky and Telescope in 1953, where he wrote the column "Astronomical Scrapbook" from 1954 to 1980, and remained on its staff until his death; he also edited the magazine from 1964 on; Honors: Member of the American Astronomical Society and International Astronomical Union, Crater Ashbrook on the Moon named after him, and Minor planet 2157 Ashbrook named after him)