James Challis

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James Challis

Challis, James (1803–1882), astronomer and physicist

Oxford Biography Index Number 101005024 [what is this?]
http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101005024/James-Challis Primary authority: Oxford DNB

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A. M. Clerke, ‘Challis, James (1803–1882)’, rev. David B. Wilson, first published 2004; online edn, May 2011, 2120 words

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/5024

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