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- Title
A. A. C. Eliot Merlin: a brief biography.
- Authors
McKim, Richard
- Abstract
A. A. C. Eliot Merlin (1860-1946) was a prolific observer and writer who enjoyed a long professional career in the British Diplomatic Service. No proper account of his life has ever been given, and the recent gift of one of his notebooks to the BAA archive prompted this short account of his career and astronomical achievements. Observing under the clear skies of Volo, Thessaly in Greece he was able to make long continuous series of observations of several bright novae, and his records of Nova Persei (1901), Nova Geminorum (1912) and Nova Aquilae (1918) were particularly complete. Merlin's generosity to the BAA is remembered through the annual award of the Merlin Medal and Gift.
- Subjects
MERLIN, A. A. C. Eliot; BRITISH diplomatic &; consular service; ASTRONOMY; BRITISH Astronomical Association; ASTRONOMICAL observations
- Publication
Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 2017, Vol 127, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0007-0297
- Publication type
Biography