Clifford Cunningham

Clifford J. Cunningham is a Canadian-born astronomer and author of numerous books on asteroids. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo in 1976; upon enrollment, at age 15, he was the youngest student ever to attend UW. In 1991 he earned his BA in Classical Studies. For his book Introduction to Asteroids (1988) and development of The Minor Planet Index to Scientific Papers (currently on the small bodies node of the Planetary Data System managed by NASA), an asteroid was named in his honour. Asteroid 4276 was named Clifford. He is a contributing editor to Mercury magazine (since 2001), and a contributor to The Astronomical Calendar (since 1988). In 2009 he enrolled in the PhD program (history of astronomy) at James Cook University in Australia.

References

• Introduction to Asteroids (1988) published by Willmann-Bell Inc., Richmond, Virginia.
• The First Asteroid (2001), published by Star Lab Press.
• Jousting for Celestial Glory (2004), published by Star Lab Press.
• The Pallas Problem (2007), published by Star Lab Press.
• The Collected Correspondence of Baron Franz Xaver von Zach; 7 volumes published between 2004 and 2009*

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