Georges Rayet

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Georges Antoine Pons Rayet

Georges-Antoine-Pons Rayet (December 12, 1839 – June 14, 1906) was a French astronomer.

He was born in Bordeaux, France. He began working at the Paris Observatory in 1863. He worked on meteorology in addition to astronomy. He specialized in what was then the new field of spectroscopy.

He was founder and director of the Bordeaux Observatory for more than 25 years until his death.

He discovered Wolf-Rayet stars together with Charles Wolf in 1867.

Obituaries

AN 172 (1906) 111//112 (in French)
ApJ 25 (1906) 53
Obs 29 (1906) 332 (one paragraph)
PASP 18 (1906) 280 (one sentence)

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 69305401 LCCN: no2003108413 ISNI: 0000 0001 1877 562X GND: 101751796 SUDOC: 098968130 BNF: cb134781405

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Name	Rayet, Georges
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Short description	French astronomer
Date of birth	December 12, 1839
Place of birth
Date of death	June 14, 1906
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