Brian G. W. Manning
| Brian G. W. Manning | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 May 1926 Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Died |
November 10, 2011 (aged 85) Nightingales Residential home, Worcestershire |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Brian G. W. Manning (14 May 1926—10 November 2011)[1] was an English astronomer who discovered several asteroids. He was born in 1926 in Birmingham. He constructed his first mirror from a piece of glass that a World War II bomb blew out of the roof of the factory where his father worked. He began as an engineering draughtsman but later became a metrologist at the University of Birmingham. In the late 1950s, he constructed an interference-controlled ruling machine in a home workshop, which was able to rule high-quality 3 by 2 inch gratings.[2] In 1990, he received the H. E. Dall prize of the BAA.[2][3]
List of Asteroids discovered by Manning
- 4751 Alicemanning discovered January 17, 1991
- 4506 Hendrie discovered March 24, 1990
- 7239 Mobberley discovered October 4, 1989
- 7465 Munkanber discovered October 31, 1989
- 7519 Paulcook discovered October 31, 1989
- 7573 Basfifty discovered November 4, 1989
- 6156 Dall discovered January 12, 1991
- 6191 Eades discovered November 22, 1989
- 8166 Buczynski discovered January 12, 1991
- 8545 McGee discovered January 2, 1994
- 8914 Nickjames discovered December 25, 1995
- 10381 Malinsmith discovered September 3, 1996
- 10515 Old Joe discovered October 31, 1989
- 10538 Torode discovered November 11, 1991
- 15347 discovered October 26, 1994
- 24728 Scagell discovered November 11, 1991
- 52633 discovered November 30, 1997
- 69273 discovered October 4, 1989
- 100690 discovered December 25, 1997
See also
- List of minor planets: 4001–5000
- List of minor planets: 7001–8000
- List of minor planets: 6001–7000
- List of minor planets: 8001–9000
- List of minor planets: 10001–11000
- List of minor planets: 15001–16000
- List of minor planets: 24001–25000
- List of minor planets: 52001–53000
- List of minor planets: 69001–70000
- List of minor planets/100601–100700
- List of minor planets: 100001–101000
References
- Hurst, Guy M. 'Brian George William Manning' in the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, April 2012, Volume 22, Number 2.
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