Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)
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Paul Wild was a Swiss astronomer and director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, who discovered numerous comets, asteroids and supernovae.
Paul Wild at University of Bern in 2006
Comet Latyshev–Wild–Burnham, also known as C/1957 U1, is a faint parabolic comet that was observed during the third week of October 1957. It was the first comet discovered by American astronomer Rober
Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer)
…under the leadership of countryman Fritz Zwicky from 1951 through 1955. At the Zimmerwald Observatory, near Bern, Wild made his first cometary discovery C/1957 U1 (1957 IX) on 2 October 1957. The parabolic comet was later named "Latyshev-Wild–Burnham". Professor Wild became director of the Astronomical Institute…
The comet taken from the Heidelberg Observatory on 20 October 1957
Hyakutake Color