William Henry Finlay

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William Henry Finlay was a South African astronomer.

He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898.

He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1).

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