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...in 1910 he published the Preliminary General Catalogue of 6,188 Stars for the Epoch 1900. Though he died leaving his work unfinished, his son Benjamin completed it in 1937 (General Catalogue of 33,342 Stars for the Epoch 1950, 5 vol.).
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