Sherburne Wesley Burnham

Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Born(1838-12-12)December 12, 1838
DiedMarch 11, 1921(1921-03-11) (aged 82)

Sherburne Wesley Burnham (December 12, 1838 March 11, 1921) was an American astronomer.

For more than 50 years Burnham spent all his free time observing the heavens, mainly concerning himself with binary stars.