Sherburne Wesley Burnham

Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Born	(1838-12-12)December 12, 1838
Died	March 11, 1921(1921-03-11) (aged 82)

Sherburne Wesley Burnham (December 12, 1838 – March 11, 1921) was an American astronomer.

For more than 50 years Burnham spent all his free time observing the heavens, mainly concerning himself with binary stars.