Hugh Percy Wilkins (4 December 1896 –23 January 1960) was a Welsh-born engineer and amateur astronomer. He was born Hugh Percival Wilkins in Carmarthen, where he received his early education, then lived near Llanelli prior to moving to England. During the First World War he served in the Royal Army Corps. He also published a number of books intended to popularize astronomy, including two works in collaboration with Sir Patrick Moore. The most notable was his work, The Moon, which included his map. Wilkins died on 23 January 1960, having only retired on 31 December 1959.
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| - Hugh Percy Wilkins (ca)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (de)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (es)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (en)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (fr)
- Уилкинс, Хью Перси (ru)
- 休·珀西·威尔金斯 (zh)
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| - Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896 - 1960) fou un astrònom gal·lès aficionat, especialista en l'observació lunar. Fou molt conegut per haver realitzat un dels mapes més detallats de la Lluna, molt de temps abans que comencés l'època espacial amb el Programa Apol·lo. Aquest catàleg lunar tenia un diàmetre estimat de 7,6 metres. Va estar a càrrec de la direcció de la British Astronomical Association. El seu nom apareix a la cartografia lunar assignat al , de 45 km de diàmetre. Juntament amb l'astrònom i selenògraf català Antoni Paluzie i Borrell, va fundar el juliol de 1956 la Societat Lunar Internacional -ILAS- (International Lunar Astronomical Society), amb seus a Barcelona i Bewleyheath (Anglaterra). Amb Patrick Moore fou autor de The Moon mapa cartogràfic de la Lluna, publicat el 1955. (ca)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (geboren am 4. Dezember 1896 in Carmarthen; gestorben am 23. Januar 1960 in Bexleyheath, London) war ein walisischer Ingenieur und Amateur-Astronom. Besonders bekannt wurde er durch seine großen, handgezeichneten Mondkarten. (de)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896-1960) est un ingénieur gallois et un astronome amateur. (fr)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (4 de diciembre de 1896 – 23 de enero de 1960), fue un astrónomo aficionado gales, especialista en la observación lunar. Es muy conocido por haber realizado uno de los mapas más detallados de la luna, mucho antes de que empezara la época espacial con el (programa Apolo. Su catálogo lunar tenía un diámetro de 300 pulgadas (cerca de 7,6 metros). (es)
- Хью Перси Уилкинс (англ. Hugh Percy Wilkins; 4 декабря 1896[…], Кармартен — 23 января 1960, Бекслихит, Большой Лондон) — уэльский инженер и астроном-любитель. (ru)
- 休·珀西·威尔金斯（英語：Hugh Percy Wilkins，1896年12月4日－1960年1月23日）是一位于出生于威尔士的工程师及业余天文学家。 (zh)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (4 December 1896 –23 January 1960) was a Welsh-born engineer and amateur astronomer. He was born Hugh Percival Wilkins in Carmarthen, where he received his early education, then lived near Llanelli prior to moving to England. During the First World War he served in the Royal Army Corps. He also published a number of books intended to popularize astronomy, including two works in collaboration with Sir Patrick Moore. The most notable was his work, The Moon, which included his map. Wilkins died on 23 January 1960, having only retired on 31 December 1959. (en)
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| - Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896 - 1960) fou un astrònom gal·lès aficionat, especialista en l'observació lunar. Fou molt conegut per haver realitzat un dels mapes més detallats de la Lluna, molt de temps abans que comencés l'època espacial amb el Programa Apol·lo. Aquest catàleg lunar tenia un diàmetre estimat de 7,6 metres. Va estar a càrrec de la direcció de la British Astronomical Association. El seu nom apareix a la cartografia lunar assignat al , de 45 km de diàmetre. Juntament amb l'astrònom i selenògraf català Antoni Paluzie i Borrell, va fundar el juliol de 1956 la Societat Lunar Internacional -ILAS- (International Lunar Astronomical Society), amb seus a Barcelona i Bewleyheath (Anglaterra). Amb Patrick Moore fou autor de The Moon mapa cartogràfic de la Lluna, publicat el 1955. (ca)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (geboren am 4. Dezember 1896 in Carmarthen; gestorben am 23. Januar 1960 in Bexleyheath, London) war ein walisischer Ingenieur und Amateur-Astronom. Besonders bekannt wurde er durch seine großen, handgezeichneten Mondkarten. (de)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (4 December 1896 –23 January 1960) was a Welsh-born engineer and amateur astronomer. He was born Hugh Percival Wilkins in Carmarthen, where he received his early education, then lived near Llanelli prior to moving to England. During the First World War he served in the Royal Army Corps. By profession, he was a mechanical engineer and civil servant, but his reputation rests on his achievements as an amateur astronomer, particularly as a selenographer. He was initially elected to the British Astronomical Association (BAA) on 27 February 1918 at the invitation of W F Denning and Fiammetta Wilson. At some point his membership lapsed and he rejoined on 25 March 1936 this time at the invitation of Robert Barker and Walter Goodacre. Wilkins was elected to the fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society on 11 May 1945. He was Director of the BAA's Lunar Section from 1946 to 1956. He produced a 100" map of the Moon, which included new names for a number of features. In 1948 he put forward a request to the IAU that twenty-two new names be adopted. His proposals were turned down on the premise that the features were small or near the limb and already had letter designations. In 1951 he published a 300"-diameter map of the Moon, considered by some as the culmination of the art of selenography prior to the space age. His maps were dense with detail, some of which was fictitious, making them less useful. He made additional requests to the IAU in 1952 and 1955, which were turned down. However the Goodacre and Mee crater names from a 1926 map he had produced did become part of the lunar nomenclature. He also published a number of books intended to popularize astronomy, including two works in collaboration with Sir Patrick Moore. The most notable was his work, The Moon, which included his map. For many years Wilkins took the astronomy evening class at Crayford Manor House where they continue to use a copy of his 300-inch map regularly in the observatory. Wilkins died on 23 January 1960, having only retired on 31 December 1959. The crater Wilkins on the Moon is named after him. (en)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896-1960) est un ingénieur gallois et un astronome amateur. (fr)
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (4 de diciembre de 1896 – 23 de enero de 1960), fue un astrónomo aficionado gales, especialista en la observación lunar. Es muy conocido por haber realizado uno de los mapas más detallados de la luna, mucho antes de que empezara la época espacial con el (programa Apolo. Su catálogo lunar tenía un diámetro de 300 pulgadas (cerca de 7,6 metros). (es)
- Хью Перси Уилкинс (англ. Hugh Percy Wilkins; 4 декабря 1896[…], Кармартен — 23 января 1960, Бекслихит, Большой Лондон) — уэльский инженер и астроном-любитель. (ru)
- 休·珀西·威尔金斯（英語：Hugh Percy Wilkins，1896年12月4日－1960年1月23日）是一位于出生于威尔士的工程师及业余天文学家。 (zh)
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