Michael Zeilik
Astronomer and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Zeilik (1946–2022) was a professor of astronomy at the University of New Mexico. His main research interests were the study of H II regions at different wavelengths; the light curves of RS Canum Venaticorum variables; and the ethnoastronomy of the Puebloans. He also wrote astronomy textbooks which were the best-selling in the world for a period. These included:[1]
- Astronomy: The Evolving Universe
- Conceptual Astronomy
- Introduction to Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Michael Zeilik | |
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Born | (1946-09-26)26 September 1946 |
Died | 3 June 2022(2022-06-03) (aged 75) |
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