Anthelme Voituret (1618–1683) 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. Bibliography In 1681, he published the book Explication de la comete. References External links Carthusians 1618 births 1683 deaths 17th-century French astronomers