Anthelme Voituret
Anthelme Voituret was a French Carthusian monk and astronomer.
Life
He was born in Châtenay, France in 1618. and died in 1683.Career
He was able to devote considerable time in the observation of comets and variable stars.He discovered several comets and investigated the cause of the brightness change of the variable star Mira.
He is credited with being the first to observe the Nova 1670 Vulpeculae, the first ordinary nova discovered in modern times.