Christian Horrebow

Christian Pedersen Horrebow (April 15, 1718 – September 15, 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.

Neith, a supposed moon of Venus, was spotted by Christian Horrebow, while he was studying the passage of this planet from 1766 to 1768. He also discovered the periodicity of sunspots.

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  1. ↑ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

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