Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1993-05-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, Latex
Scientific paper
What astronomer could not use his own surname because his father was beheaded for sorcery? Who built the only observatory worth $5 billion in today's money? Who had worse luck than YOU travelling thousands of miles NOT to observe an astronomical event? Who had one of his books bound in human skin at the request of his most ardent fan? Is there an anti-correlation between scientific output and the number of children one has? Are astronomers known for having unusual honeymoons? Who wrote the most egotistical work in the history of astronomy? What famous astronomer was present for the opening of King Tutankhamen's tomb and later began having hallucinations of an elf, which advised him on the running of his observatory? What is the strangest abstract published in the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society? What well-known bad tempered astronomer was born in 1898 (the year after Bram Stoker's {\em Dracula} was published) in Varna, Bulgaria, which all vampirologists recognize as the nearest port from which any self-respecting Transylvanian vampire would embark on a sea voyage to London? In this article we provide answers to these fascinating questions.
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