Thomas Henderson (astronomer)

Thomas Henderson FRSE FRS FRAS was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first to determine the parallax of a fixed star, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.

28 December 1798

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Born in the same month (December 1798): Adam Mickiewicz • António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra • Friedrich Robert Faehlmann • Jules Armand Dufaure