John K. Davies


John Keith Davies is a British astronomer.

Discovery

Davies was born in Liverpool, England. Whilst at Leicester University, he discovered the source of the Geminid meteors, the asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.

OPTICON project

In 2001 he began as Project Scientist for the OPTICON project, an organisation with the goal of integrating all of European astronomers.

Publications

"Astronomy from Space", publication date 1997, Wiley-Blackwell,, hardcover, 346 pages, illustrated
"Cosmic Impact", publication date 1986-09-01, St. Martin's Press,, hardcover, 192 pages, illustrated.