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...primarily by the Harvard Observatory. In 1964, a leading Denmark observatory announced that it could no longer successfully operate the Bureau, and it transferred the program to the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. One year later, Professor of Astronomy Owen J. Gingerich assumed the directorship of the Bureau, and Marsden took over the reigns...
...Marsden arrived on the scene as a person interested in comets," Gingerich recalls. "At the time, there was a bright comet which caused an enormous stir, and he was on deck to help out. At that time I felt it was reasonable for him to take over." Gingerich remained on hand as an associate director...
...Marsden, a native of Cambridge. England is also recognized as an expert in comet studies. In the early 1950's he concentrated on mathematical astrophysics such as calculating comets' orbits around the sun. He became the first person to calculate new orbits with a high speed computer...
...Marsden says that about two of every three reports he recieves end up being a "false alarm," but most of these are just honest mistakes...
...observer, convinced of the accuracy of his citing, persisted. "We tried to be nice, but the abuse he subjected us to was phenomenal." Marsden says. "He wrote papers and drew pictures of a sort of his supposed object with craters. He continued for two years until 1982. He wrote some really threatening stuff...