▁Tag alog ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁W AS P ▁primary ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Cr ater ▁( const ell ation ) ▁Category : Plan et ary ▁systems ▁with ▁one ▁confirmed ▁planet ▁Category : G - type ▁main - sequence ▁stars <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁C uff ey ▁( Oct ober ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁astronom er . ▁ ▁He ▁special ized ▁in ▁photo elect ric ▁phot ometry ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁pat ent ▁on ▁the ▁C uff ey ▁I ris ▁Phot ometer , ▁an ▁instrument ▁used ▁in ▁stell ar ▁phot ographic ▁phot ometry . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁C uff ey ▁became ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Harvard ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁doctor al ▁student ▁under ▁Har low ▁Sh ap ley . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁then ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University . ▁ ▁Ser ving ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁C uff ey ▁taught ▁navigation ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁research er ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Ast ero id ▁Program , ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9