Quote of the day
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.
Robert Burnham Jr.

Born: June 16, 1931
Died: March 20, 1993 (aged 61)
Bio: Robert Burnham Jr. was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three-volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He is the discoverer of numerous asteroids including the asteroid/minor planet 3397 Leyla, as well as six comets.






