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American astronomer
Merri Sue Carter (born 1964) is an American astronomer who works at the
United States Naval Observatory as director of the World Data Center for the Rotation of the Earth, Washington. She is also the author of books on the
history of astronomy with her father, geodesist William E. Carter.
Carter was born on November 16, 1964, in
Columbus, Ohio ,
[1] where her father, William E. Carter, was studying
geodesy at
Ohio State University . He became a research geodesist for the
United States Air Force , the
University of Hawaii , and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , and the family moved frequently as Carter was growing up.
[2]
She graduated from
University of Maryland, College Park in 1986, and earned a master's degree in 1999 through
University of Maryland University College . She has been an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory since 1986.
[1] There, she directs the World Data Center for the Rotation of the Earth, Washington, which coordinates data for the
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service .
[1]
[3]
With her father, Carter is the author of:
Latitude: How American Astronomers Solved the Mystery of Variation (Naval Institute Press, 2002), on the
Chandler wobble
[4]
Simon Newcomb: America's Unofficial Astronomer Royal (Mantanzas Publishing, 2006), a biography of
Simon Newcomb
[5]
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"Carter, Merri Sue 1964–" , Encyclopedia.com , retrieved 2022-06-09
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"Carter, William E. 1939–" , Encyclopedia.com , retrieved 2022-06-09
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"World Data Center for the Rotation of the Earth, Washington" , World Data Center System , retrieved 2022-06-09
^ Reviews of Latitude :
Dick, Steven J. (April 2003),
"Review" (PDF) , International Journal of Naval History , 2 (1)
Good, Gregory A. (2003), Earth Sciences History , 22 (2): 230–232,
JSTOR
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Matthews, Barry (June 2004),
"Review" (PDF) , Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada , 98 (3): 138,
Bibcode :
2004JRASC..98..136.
Ray, Richard D. (2003), Eos , 84 (24), American Geophysical Union: 229,
doi :
10.1029/2003eo240008 {{
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Rothenberg, Marc (April 2004), Technology and Culture , 45 (2): 439–440,
doi :
10.1353/tech.2004.0090 ,
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"Latitude looks at defining moment" , Gainesville Sun , December 7, 2002
^ Reviews of Simon Newcomb :
Graham, John (October 2007), Eos , 88 (43), American Geophysical Union: 447,
Bibcode :
2007EOSTr..88..447G ,
doi :
10.1029/2007eo430011 {{
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Robinson, Leif J. (September 2006),
"America's astronomer king" , Sky & Telescope , vol. 112, no. 5, p. 79,
Bibcode :
2006S&T...112e..79R
Schaefer, Bradley E. (February 2007), Physics Today , 60 (2): 66–67,
Bibcode :
2007PhT....60b..66C ,
doi :
10.1063/1.2711643 {{
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Schwarz, Charles R. (March 2007),
"Review" (PDF) , IAG Newsletter , International Association of Geodesy: 11–12
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