Paul Henry and Prosper Henry

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Paul-Pierre Henry (Paul Henry) (August 21, 1848 – January 4, 1905) and his brother Mathieu-Prosper Henry (Prosper Henry) (December 10, 1849 – July 25, 1903) were French opticians and astronomers.

They made refracting telescopes and instruments for observatories, and were involved in the origin of the Carte du Ciel project.

Between the two of them, they discovered a total of 14 asteroids. The Minor Planet Center credits their discoveries under "P.P. Henry" and "P.M. Henry", respectively.

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Asteroids discovered: 14 (7 each)
125 Liberatrix	September 11, 1872	Prosper Henry
126 Velleda	November 5, 1872	Paul Henry
127 Johanna	November 5, 1872	Prosper Henry
141 Lumen	January 13, 1875	Paul Henry
148 Gallia	August 7, 1875	Prosper Henry
152 Atala	November 2, 1875	Paul Henry
154 Bertha	November 4, 1875	Prosper Henry
159 Aemilia	January 26, 1876	Paul Henry
162 Laurentia	April 21, 1876	Prosper Henry
164 Eva	July 12, 1876	Paul Henry
169 Zelia	September 28, 1876	Prosper Henry
177 Irma	November 5, 1877	Paul Henry
186 Celuta	April 6, 1878	Prosper Henry
227 Philosophia	August 12, 1882	Paul Henry