Wangxichan

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Wang Xichan (1628-1682) was a Chinese astronomer of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, who developed a computational method to calculate accurately the times of transits of Venus and Mercury. He also published several astronomical works.


Discovered on 11-9-2007 in XuYi by PMO NEO Survey Program

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