Robert Curry Cameron

Robert Curry Cameron (1925–1972) was an American astronomer.

This article is about the astronomer. For other uses, see Robert Cameron (disambiguation).

Cameron was the son of M. W. Cameron, of Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed an undergraduate degree at Purdue University and a graduate degree in astronomy at Indiana University.[1]

On April 20, 1950, he discovered the minor planet (1575) Winifred at Brooklyn, Indiana.[2] He named the body for Winifred Sawtell, who became his wife and colleague Winifred Cameron.[3] He edited The Magnetic and Related Stars, a collection of papers presented at a 1965 symposium in Greenbelt, Maryland. The lunar crater Cameron was named after him, by his wife.[4]

References
  1. "Robert C. Cameron, Bride, Due Home from Honeymoon". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1853. p. 78. Retrieved May 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "JPL Small-Body Database".
  3. "She Has Own Planet". The Daily Times. July 29, 1967. p. 3. Retrieved May 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "wordiQ.com".


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