Michael Zeilik
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
Michael Zeilik | |
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| Born | 26 September 1946 |
| Died | 3 June 2022 (aged 75) |
References
- D. Jack MacConnell (2022), "Michael Zeilik, II (1946–2022)", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 54 (1), doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.8aaeeb1f
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