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Paul-Pierre Henry (Paul Henry) ( August 21 1848January 4 1905) and his brother Mathieu-Prosper Henry (Prosper Henry) ( December 10 1849July 25 1903) were French opticians and astronomers.

They made refracting telescopes and instruments for observatories, and were involved in the origin of the Carte du Ciel project.

Between the two of them, they discovered a total of 14 asteroids. The Minor Planet Center credits their discoveries under "P.P. Henry" and "P.M. Henry", respectively.

1 Obituaries

1.1 Paul Henry

1.2 Prosper Henry


Asteroids discovered: 14 (7 each)
125 Liberatrix September 11 1872Events January 2 Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park March 5 George Westinghouse patents t Prosper Henry
126 Velleda126 Velleda is a Main belt asteroid. It is probably a rather typical, albeit sizable S-type asteroid. It was discovered by Paul Henry on November 5, 1872. It was his first credited discovery. He and his brother Prosper Henry discovered a total of 14 aster November 5 1872Events January 2 Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park March 5 George Westinghouse patents t Paul Henry
127 Johanna127 Johanna is a large Main belt asteroid. It has a very dark surface and probably a primitive composition of carbonates. It was discovered by P. Henry on November 5, 1872 and is believed to be named after Joan of Arc. Main Belt asteroids. November 5 1872Events January 2 Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park March 5 George Westinghouse patents t Prosper Henry
141 Lumen January 13 1875 Paul Henry
148 Gallia August 7 1875 Prosper Henry
152 Atala November 2 1875 Paul Henry
154 Bertha November 4 1875 Prosper Henry
159 Aemilia January 26 1876 Paul Henry
162 Laurentia April 21 1876 Prosper Henry
164 Eva July 12 1876 Paul Henry
169 Zelia September 28 1876 Prosper Henry
177 Irma November 5 1877 Paul Henry
186 Celuta April 6 1878 Prosper Henry
227 Philosophia August 12 1882 Paul Henry


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