Pe ople ▁from ▁Lot - et - G aron ne ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁French ▁women ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Edward ▁Do ane ▁Swift ▁( 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁astronom er . ▁Like ▁his ▁father ▁Lewis , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Astronom ical ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁res ign ing ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Edward ▁D . ▁Swift ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁astronom er ▁Lewis ▁A . ▁Swift ▁and ▁born ▁during ▁his ▁father ' s ▁second ▁marriage ▁to ▁Caroline ▁Do ane ▁To pping . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁almost ▁two ▁years , ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁as ▁his ▁father ▁hoped ▁his ▁hardware ▁business ▁would ▁improve ▁in ▁a ▁larger ▁city . ▁ ▁Coll abor ation ▁with ▁father ▁The ▁astronom ical ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Edward ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁a ▁newly ▁built ▁observ atory ▁including ▁a ▁six teen - inch ▁ref ract ing ▁teles cope ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁many ▁of ▁Lewis ▁Swift ' s ▁publications ▁are ▁brief ▁references ▁to ▁Edward . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁Edward ▁discovered ▁ 2 5 ▁new ▁NGC - objects , ▁ 2 2 ▁new ▁IC - objects , ▁multiple ▁com ets