Asteroids named after people called Osbourne

(12776) Reynolds

Osbourne Reynolds (1842-1912) was a British engineer and physicist known for his work in fluid dynamics. He is remembered for the Reynolds' number (1883), which is defined by the difference between laminar and turbulent flow. He wrote a remarkable book: The Sub-mechanics of the Universe (1903).Discovered 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla