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Benjamin Apthorp Gould

American astronomer

Died when: 72 years 60 days (865 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Benjamin Apthorp Gould

Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 – November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer.He is noted for creating the Astronomical Journal, discovering the Gould Belt, and for founding of the Argentine National Observatory and the Argentine National Weather Service.


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