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Patrick Moore
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, P. Moore, R. T. Fishall
English astronomer, broadcaster and writer (1923–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 4 March 1923
- Died
- 9 December 2012
- Works
- 580
Top works
- Northern lights
- High adventure
- The amateur astronomer's glossary
- Book Of Planets
- Suns, Myths and Men
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1952-04-04
- Active to
- 2011-02-06
Discography
- Back on the Streets1978
- G-Force1980
- Corridors of Power1982
- Victims of the Future1983
- Dirty Fingers1984
- Run for Cover1985
- Wild Frontier1987
- After the War1988
- Still Got the Blues1990
- After Hours1992
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 473
- Total plays
- 2,024
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 77,587x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,734x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,805x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,048x
- Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities
· 2009 · cited 18,819x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “William Herschel was the first man to give a reasonably correct picture of the shape of our star-system or galaxy; he was the best telescope-maker of his time, and possibly the greatest observer who ever lived.”
- “Nuclear power plants are, next to nuclear warheads themselves, the most dangerous devices that man has ever created.”
- “I may be accused of being a dinosaur, but I would remind you that dinosaurs ruled the Earth for a very long time.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore , ( 1923-03-04 ) 4 March 1923 , Pinner , Middlesex, England
- Died
- 9 December 2012 (2012-12-09) (aged 89), Selsey , West Sussex, England
- Resting place
- Chichester , West Sussex, England
- Known for
- The Sky at Night
- Awards
- Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- Royal Air Force BBC British Astronomical Association
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- Royal Air Force
- Service years
- 1940–45
- Rank
- Pilot officer
- Conflicts
- Second World War
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- sirpatrickmoore.com
- Image
- Sir Patrick Moore at the opening of the South Downs Planetarium.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Patrick Moore
- date of birth
- 1923-01-01
- name in native language
- Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore
- date of death
- 2012-12-09
- pseudonym
- R. T. Fishall
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (/ˈkɔːldwɛl/; 4 March 1923 – 9 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter.
Moore's early interest in astronomy led him to join the British Astronomical Association at the age of 11. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and briefly taught before publishing his first book on lunar observation in 1953. Renowned for his expertise in Moon observation and the creation of the Caldwell catalogue, Moore authored more than seventy astronomy books. He hosted the world's longest-running television series with the original presenter, BBC's The Sky at Night, from 1957 until his death in 2012. Idiosyncrasies such as his rapid diction and monocle made him a popular and instantly recognisable figure on British television. Moore was co-founder and president of the Society for Popular Astronomy.