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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-05-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001983b.htm person Birch Peter Vaughan AACR2 11 May 1949 Astronomer Peter Birch commenced work at the Perth Observatory in 1970 starting as assistant to B.J. Harris. He has been involved in planetary photography as part of the International Planetary Patrol Program, photometry and light curves of asteroids and natural satellites. Birch was part of observing team to discover the rings of Uranus in March 1977 and in 1985 spent four months at the Lowell Observatory as Visiting Astronomer to observe Comet Halley. Perth Observatory, Colony of Western Australia (1896 - )

Commneced work in 1970

 Birch, Peter Vaughan (19490511-)

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 'Birch, Peter Vaughan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Birch, Peter Vaughan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Perth Observatory - 100 Years of Astronomy Birch, P.V. Perth Observatory - 100 Years of Astronomy 1996 Sky and Space 9 1 20-23 Peter Vaughan Birch - Records Perth Observatory Peter Vaughan Birch - Records 1970 - 1990 Personal records and records in the general Observatory files 1970 onwards.