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Author photo. Edward S. Holden [source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division]

Edward S. Holden [source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division]

Edward Singleton Holden (1846–1914)

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Date of birth
1846-11-05
Date of death
1914-03-16
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male
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USA
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Place of death
West Point, New York, USA
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astronomer
mathematician
librarian
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United States Naval Observatory
Washburn Observatory
University of Wisconsin
University of California
Lick Observatory
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asteroid namesake (872 Holda)
crater on moon named in his honor
crater on Mars named in his honor
National Academy of Sciences
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Holden wrote many books on popular science (and on other subjects, such as flags and heraldry), including science books intended for children.
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