William Liller
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William Liller (born 1927) is an American astronomer, a graduate of the University of Michigan, discoverer of two minor planets and several novae, and former Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy at Harvard University. He discovered the comet C/1988 A1 Liller.
He is an author of several popular books on the subject of astronomy, a member of the International Astronomical Union, the American Astronomical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and AAVSO. He was also awarded with the Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences. The minor planet 3222 Liller was named in his honor.[2]
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- IAU individual members
- William Liller Profile
- Book: The Cambridge guide to astronomical discovery, 1992
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