Thomas Henderson
Thomas Henderson was born on December 28, 1798. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Thomas Henderson
Thomas Henderson FRSE FRS FRAS (28 December 1798 – 23 November 1844) was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first to determine the parallax of a fixed star, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.