Christian Horrebow

Christian Horrebow: Christian Pedersen Horrebow (1718–1776) 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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Name Horrebow, Christian

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Date of birth 1718

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Date of death 1776

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