[meteorite-list] Brian Marsden, Eminent Astronomer and Comet/Asteroid Tracker, Dies

2010-11-19 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2010/pr201025.html Press Release Release No.: 2010-25 For Release: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:00:00 AM EST Brian Marsden, Eminent Astronomer and Comet/Asteroid Tracker, Dies Cambridge, MA - Dr. Brian Geoffrey Marsden passed away today at the age of 73

[meteorite-list] Brian Marsden, Eminent Astronomer and Comet/Asteroid Tracker, Dies

2010-11-19 Thread bernd . pauli
predict that Swift-Tuttle would not return until late 1992. This prediction proved to be correct. B.G. Marsden (1992) Cover Story - Comet Swift-Tuttle: Does It Threaten Earth? (Sky Tel. 1992, pp. 16-19): My predicted dates for the next perihelion passages of Swift-Tuttle are July 11, 2126, and

[meteorite-list] Brian Marsden

2010-11-18 Thread Matson, Robert D.
Hi All, When I opened up my e-mail this morning and saw a flood of messages with Brian's name in the title, I knew it was very sad news: http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K10/K10W10.html Dr. Marsden was a wonderful man that I had the great pleasure to correspond with over the last decade,

Re: [meteorite-list] Brian Marsden

2010-11-18 Thread Chris Spratt
I meant to write the same thoughts but I 'm too sad. I will miss him. Chris Spratt Victoria, BC (Via my iPhone) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list