Hirshfeld, Alan
HIRSHFELD, Alan
HIRSHFELD, Alan. American, b. 1951. Genres: Astronomy. Career: University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, professor of physics, 1978-. Publications: (ed. with R.W. Sinnott) Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol. I: Stars to Magnitude 8.0, 1982, 2nd ed., 1991, Vol. II: Double Stars, Variable Stars and Nonstellar Objects, 1985; Parallax, 2001. Address: Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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