Anthelme Voituret Explained

Anthelme Voituret
Occupation:	Astronomer, Carthusian monk
Known For:	discovery of CK Vulpeculae
Birth Place:	Châtenay, France

Anthelme Voituret (1618–1683) was a French Carthusian monk and astronomer.

Life

He was born in Châtenay, France in 1618.^[1] and died in 1683.

Career

He was able to devote considerable time in the observation of comets and variable stars.^[2]

He discovered several comets and investigated the cause of the brightness change of the variable star Mira.He is credited with being the first to observe the Nova 1670 Vulpeculae, the first ordinary nova discovered in modern times.^[1]

Bibliography

In 1681, he published the book Explication de la comete.^[3]

External links

• Web site: The Galileo Project. galileo.rice.edu. November 16, 2015.
• Book: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_57 . Anthelme, Voituret . Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers . 2014 . Sakurai . Kunitomi . 83 . 978-1-4419-9916-0 .
• Book: Anthelme, Voituret (c. 1618-83). Anthelme, Voituret (C. 1618?83). 2001. adsabs.harvard.edu. 2000eaa..bookE3429.. 10.1888/0333750888/3429 . 0333750888.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Early Variable Star Discoverers. spider.seds.org. November 16, 2015.
2. Book: Hockey, Thomas. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. 18 September 2007. Springer . 9780387304007.
3. Book: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_57 . Anthelme, Voituret . Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers . 2014 . Sakurai . Kunitomi . 83 . 978-1-4419-9916-0 .