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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-05-22 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-03-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004697b.htm person Gum Colin Stanley AACR2 1924 29 April 1960 Place of Death Zermatt, Switzerland Astronomer Colin Stanley Gum was an astronomer best known for discovering 'Gum's Nebula' - the area of nebulosity in Pupis and Vela. In 1959 he was appointed Head of the Observational Optical Astronomy programme at the University of Sydney, but tragically he died in a skiing accident early the following year. Prior to this University appointment, Gum had worked for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in the Australian Capital Territory. 1949 1949 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide c. 1949 c. 1955 Career position - Astronomer(?) at Mount Stromlo Observatory in the Australian Capital Territory 1951 1951 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide c. 1954 c. 1954 Career position - Gum's Nebula discovered 1955 1955 Award - Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS) 1955 1955 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University 1956 1959 Career position - Research Officer at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Radiophysics 1959 Career position - Head of the Observational Optical Astronomy programme, University of Sydney CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1996)

Research Officer 1956 - 1959

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 Gum, Colin Stanley (1924-19600429)

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 'Gum, Colin Stanley', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gum, Colin Stanley Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Colin S. Gum Bok, Bart J. Colin S. Gum 1961 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 2 37-38 Journal Article: Obituary: Colin Stanley Gum Kerr, F. J. Obituary: Colin Stanley Gum 1960 Australian Journal of Science 23 4 115