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Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger FRAS (27 October 1836 – 9 January 1897) was a British selenographer and one of the preeminent lunar observers of the Victorian age, best known for his lunar map, which was regarded as one of the best available until the 1960s. He was the first director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA), and is remembered by the lunar crater Elger.

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  • Thomas Gwyn Elger (es)
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  • Элджер, Томас Гуин (ru)
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  • Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (1836-1897) fue un selenógrafo británico, uno de los más eminentes observadores lunares de la época victoriana, conocido por su mapa lunar, considerado como uno de los mejores disponibles hasta la década de 1960.​​​​ (es)
  • Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (27 octobre 1836 à Bedford - 9 janvier 1897) est un sélénographe anglais, premier directeur de la section lunaire de la British Astronomical Association. Ce fut l'un des principaux observateurs de la Lune de l'époque victorienne, et il est très connu pour sa carte de la Lune, considérée comme l'une des meilleures jusqu'aux années 1960. Le cratère lunaire Elger et l'astéroïde (95824) Elger ont été nommés en son honneur. (fr)
  • Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger FRAS (27 October 1836 – 9 January 1897) was a British selenographer and one of the preeminent lunar observers of the Victorian age, best known for his lunar map, which was regarded as one of the best available until the 1960s. He was the first director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA), and is remembered by the lunar crater Elger. (en)
  • Томас Гуин Элджер (англ. Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger; 27 октября 1836, Бедфорд, Бедфордшир — 8 января 1897, Бедфорд, Великобритания) — британский астроном-селенограф. (ru)
  • Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (Bedford, 27 ottobre 1836 – 9 gennaio 1897) è stato un astronomo britannico. Studiò presso l’University College di Londra conseguendo il titolo di ingegnere civile. Prese parte ad importanti lavori nel campo delle costruzioni di ferrovie in Gran Bretagna, tra le quali la Metropolitan Railway di Londra e la Severn Valley Railway, e alla realizzazione di un sistema ferroviario nell’Holstein che però non portò a termine a causa della guerra scoppiata tra la Prussia e l’Austria. Dopo aver ereditato i beni famigliari si ritirò dal lavoro attivo e, spinto dalla sua passione per l’astronomia sviluppata sin dall’adolescenza, realizzò un osservatorio astronomico a Kempston, ove si era stabilito, e si dedicò completamente agli studi astronomici, principalmente nel campo della (it)
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