Halton Arp
astronomer from the United States (1927-2013)
Halton Christian "Chip" Arp (March 21, 1927 – December 28, 2013) was an American astronomer. He was known for his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, published in 1966. It has many examples of interacting and merging galaxies. Arp was also known as a critic of the Big Bang theory.
Halton Arp | |
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 Halton Arp in London, Oct 2000 | |
| Born | March 21, 1927 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 2013 (aged 86) Munich, Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Intrinsic redshift Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Palomar Observatory Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Baade |
Arp was born on March 21, 1927 in New York City. He studied at the California Institute of Technology. Arp was married three times. He had four daughters.
He was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea in 1996.[1]
Arp died on December 28, 2013 in Munich. He died from a stroke, and he was aged 86.[2]
Books
change- Halton Arp (1989). Quasars, Redshifts and Controversies. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-36314-4.
- Halton Arp, Seeing Red, Aperion (August 1998) ISBN 0-9683689-0-5
- Halton Arp, Catalogue of Discordant Redshift Associations, Aperion (September 1, 2003) ISBN 0-9683689-9-9
- G. Burbidge, E.M. Burbidge, H.C. Arp, W.M. Napier: Ultraluminous X-ray Sources, High Redshift QSOs and Active Galaxies.
- J. Kanipe, D. Webb The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, A Chronicle and Observer's Guide, Willmann-Bell Inc. (2006) ISBN 978-0-943396-76-7
References
change- ↑ "Halton Arp". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ↑ Big-bang-defying giant of astronomy passes away
Other websites
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Media related to Halton Arp at Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Arp's Website
- Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
- Arp's Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies website
- Detailed review of Seeing Red by Tom Van Flandern Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Electric Politics interview with Halton C. Arp (podcast) Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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