Which Happened First?

James Craig Watson

James Craig Watson
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James Craig Watson was a Canadian-American astronomer, discoverer of comets and minor planets, director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, and awarded with the Lalande Prize in 1869.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Camille JordanJanuary 5, 1838 – January 22, 1922
  2. Edward W. MorleyJanuary 29, 1838 – February 24, 1923
  3. Eli LillyJuly 8, 1838 – June 6, 1898
  4. Ernest SolvayApril 16, 1838 – May 26, 1922
  5. George William HillMarch 3, 1838 – April 16, 1914
  6. James Craig Watson (this page)January 28, 1838 – November 22, 1880

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