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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005726b.htm person Greenhill John Gilbert AACR2 18 April 1933 28 September 2014 Place of Death Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Astronomer John Greenhill was a pioneer of x-ray astronomy in Australia and a determined hunter of planets via gravitational microlensing. He was heavily involved with University of Tasmania X-ray astronomy rocket program, a joint study with the University of Adelaide, the rocket being launched from Woomera. In the 1970s-1980s Greenhill led the balloon-borne X-ray program, designing and building a 1-m X-ray telescope which was successfully flown from Mildura, Alice Springs, and Brazil. He took over the operation of the University's optical telescope facility at Mt Canobus. The observatory joined the international PLANET consortium in searching for exoplanets using gravitational microlensing techniques. In retirement he was involved in planning a new observatory when it became clear Mt Canobus was compromised by encroaching city lights. Greenhill Observatory at Bisdee north of Hobart opened in February 2013. 1960 1960 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Tasmania 2012 2012 Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Voluntary Position Holder, University of Tasmania Greenhill, John Gilbert (19330418-20140928)

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 'Greenhill, John Gilbert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Greenhill, John Gilbert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: John Gilbert Greenhill 18 April 1933 - 28 September 2014 Duldig, Marc John Gilbert Greenhill 18 April 1933 - 28 September 2014 2015 Australian Physics 52 1 33