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Latest revision as of 17:47, 15 April 2018
Contents
Robert A. Garfinkle
(amateur astronomer and historian)
Robert Garfinkle is a noted American astronomical historian, author and lecturer, with a special interest in matters related to lunar nomenclature.
Career
- A professional writer, Bob has Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and English from Cal State Hayward.
Lunar Contributions
- Garfinkle, R. A. 1998. A.L.P.O. lunar dark-haloed crater catalog: updated, corrected, and amended. Strolling Astron., Vol. 40, No. 4, p. 181 - 184.
- Douglass, Eric; Garfinkle, Robert A. 2004. The Moon - the Maestlin Region: geology and geologic history. Journal of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (The Strolling Astronomer), Vol. 46, No. 3, p. 26 - 30.
- Robert A Garfinkle. 2004. Polar Moon. Astronomy, December 1, 84-89.
- Charles Kapral & Robert Garfinkle. 2005. GLR Lunar Domes Catalog.
- Garfinkle, Robert A. 2006. The discovery of the correct birth date for selenographer Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger. Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol. 116, No. 2, p. 76.
- Garfinkle, R. A.; Pfeiffer, B. 2007. Discovery of the real person behind the name of the lunar crater Kinau. Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.117, no.2, p.81-84.
- Bob is writing an expansive lunar observing guide.
Publications
Articles
- many
Books
- Garfinkle, Robert A. 1997. Star-hopping: your visa to viewing the universe. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press.
- Dyer, Alan, Garfinkle, Robert A. et al. 2001. Backyard astronomy: your guide to starhopping and exploring the universe. Time-Life Books.
Biographical Resources
- Author profile.
Web Links
