Gene Shoemaker: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Born April 28, 1928 • Los AngelesCalifornia
Died July 18, 1997 (aged 69) • Alice SpringsAustralia
Awards And Honors National Medal of Science (1992)
Notable Family Members spouse Carolyn Shoemaker
Subjects Of Study Carolyn ShoemakerDavid H. LevycometComet Shoemaker-Levy 9

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Carolyn Shoemaker
American astronomer
David H. Levy
Canadian astronomer and science writer
Fred L. Whipple
American astronomer
Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell
American astronomer
Harrison Schmitt
Harrison Schmitt
American astronaut and politician
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin
American astronomer
Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley
British scientist
Maria Kirch
German astronomer
Olbers, detail from an engraving
Wilhelm Olbers
German astronomer
Peter Naur
Danish astronomer and computer scientist
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
Italian astronomer
John Michell
British geologist and astronomer
John Bainbridge
English astronomer
Pierre Mechain
French scientist
Giovanni Battista Donati
Italian astronomer
Alexis Bouvard
French astronomer
Wilhelm, Freiherr von Biela
Austrian astronomer
Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
Alvan Graham Clark
American astronomer

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