Walter Frederick Gale

Walter Frederick Gale

Walter Frederick Gale (November 27,1865 – June 1,1945) was an Australian banker. Gale was born in Paddington, Sydney. He had a strong interest in astronomy and built his first telescope in 1884.

He discovered a number of comets, including the lost periodic comet 34D/Gale. He also discovered some double stars. In 1892 he described oases and canals on Mars. He was awarded the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1935 for "discoveries of comets and his work for astronomy in New South Wales."

A crater on Mars, Gale, was named in his honor.

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* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080626b.htm Gale on the Australian Dictionary of Biography]


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