Heber Doust Curtis

Heber Doust Curtis
Born(1872-06-27)June 27, 1872
Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 1942(1942-01-09) (aged 69)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, University of Virginia
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy
Minor planets discovered: 1 [1]
(23400) A913 CF February 11, 1913 MPC

Heber Doust Curtis (June 27, 1872 – January 9, 1942) was an American astronomer. He participated in 11 expeditions for the study of solar eclipses,[2] and, as an advocate and theorist that additional galaxies existed outside of the Milky Way, was involved in the 1920 Shapley–Curtis Debate concerning the size and galactic structure of the universe.

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