William Robert Brooks

William Robert Brooks was a British-born American astronomer, mainly noted as being one of the most prolific discoverers of new comets of all time, second only to Jean-Louis Pons.

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Who was born first?

• William Robert Brooks and Édouard Branly were born the same year
• William Robert Brooks and Jan Jarkowski were born the same year
• William Robert Brooks and Max Noether were born the same year
• William Robert Brooks and Ludwig Boltzmann were born the same year
• William Robert Brooks was born 1 year before Gabriel Lippmann

Timeline

1. Édouard BranlyOctober 23, 1844 – March 24, 1940
2. Jan JarkowskiMay 12, 1844 – January 9, 1902
3. Ludwig BoltzmannFebruary 20, 1844 – September 5, 1906
4. Max NoetherSeptember 24, 1844 – December 13, 1921
5. William Robert Brooks (this page)June 11, 1844 – May 3, 1921
6. Gabriel LippmannAugust 16, 1845 – July 13, 1921

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