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Paul-Pierre Henry (21 August 1848 – 4 January 1905) and his brotherProsper-Mathieu Henry (10 December 1849 – 25 July 1903) wereFrench opticians andastronomers.
They made refractingtelescopes and instruments for observatories, and were involved in the origin of theCarte du Ciel project.
Between the two of them, they discovered a total of 14asteroids. TheMinor Planet Center credits their discoveries under "P. P. Henry" and "P. M. Henry", respectively. The lunar craterHenry Frères (Henry brothers) and the Martian craterHenry are named after them. They were jointly awarded the firstValz Prize in 1877 for their sky charts designed to facilitate the search forminor planets.[2][3]
| 126 Velleda | 5 November 1872 | list |
| 141 Lumen | 13 January 1875 | list |
| 152 Atala | 2 November 1875 | list |
| 159 Aemilia | 26 January 1876 | list |
| 164 Eva | 12 July 1876 | list |
| 177 Irma | 5 November 1877 | list |
| 227 Philosophia | 12 August 1882 | list |
| 125 Liberatrix | 11 September 1872 | list |
| 127 Johanna | 5 November 1872 | list |
| 148 Gallia | 7 August 1875 | list |
| 154 Bertha | 4 November 1875 | list |
| 162 Laurentia | 21 April 1876 | list |
| 169 Zelia | 28 September 1876 | list |
| 186 Celuta | 6 April 1878 | list |
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