Talk:Robert E. Cox

A fact from Robert E. Cox appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 October 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that amateur telescope maker Robert E. Cox helped make the first live coverage of a solar eclipse?

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Diction: conductor[edit]

The article states that Cox was "conductor of Sky and Telescope's 'Gleanings for ATMs' column". Conductors run trains and the like, or carry electricity. Was he the author? An editor? Did he moderate discussions? Collate contributions? Surely a better (more accurate) term could be found and used.--Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:33, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Middle name[edit]

Can someone (a family member?) confirm that his middle name is Edward. I think this might be wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.241.37.140 (talk) 12:00, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]