Earl Carl Slipher ( / ˈ s l aɪ f ər / ; March 25, 1883 – August 7, 1964) was an American astronomer and politician. He was the brother of astronomer Vesto Slipher . He served in both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate .
4-462: Slipher may refer to: People [ edit ] Earl C. Slipher (1883–1964), American astronomer Vesto Slipher (1875–1969), American astronomer Astronomical namings [ edit ] 1766 Slipher , main-belt asteroid Slipher (lunar crater) , crater on the Moon Slipher (Martian crater) , crater on Mars Topics referred to by
8-475: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earl C. Slipher Slipher was born in Mulberry, Indiana . He first joined Lowell Observatory in 1908 and became a noted planetary astronomer, concentrating on Mars . He published Photographic History of Mars (1905–1961) . In 1957, he appeared in the " Mars and Beyond " episode of Disneyland discussing
12-654: The possibility of life on Mars. He also served as mayor of Flagstaff, Arizona from 1918 to 1920, and later as a member of the Arizona state legislature until 1933. The crater Slipher on the Moon is named after Earl and Vesto Slipher, as is asteroid 1766 Slipher , discovered September 7, 1962, by the Indiana Asteroid Program . He served a two terms in the Arizona State Senate during
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