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Donald Howard Menzel (April 11, 1901 – December 14, 1976) was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous nebulae.
May 21, 2018 · MENZEL, DONALD HOWARD (b. Florence, Colorado, 11 April 1901; d. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 14 December 1976), astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, solar physics, gaseous nebulae. Menzel was one of the first American astronomers to place modern physics at the core of astrophysical practice.
DONALD HOWARD MENZEL. April 11, 1901-December 14, 1976. BY LEO GOLDBERG AND LAWRENCE H. ALLER. DONALD H. MENZEL, one of the first practitioners of theo- retical astrophysics in the United States, pioneered the application of quantum mechanics to astronomical spectro-scopy.
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PROFESSOR Donald Howard Menzel, past director of Harvard Observatory, who died in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75 years on December 14, 1976, was born on April 11, 1901 in Florence, Colorado,...
- Zdeněk Kopal
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Menzel was the director of Harvard College Observatory from 1952-1966, and the Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy and Professor of Astrophysics. In 1966, he became a research scientist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge. He retired in 1971.
Overview. Donald Howard Menzel (1901-1976) taught astronomy at Harvard, and was director of the Harvard College Observatory from 1952 to 1966. According to the National Academy of Sciences' Biographical Memoir, "Menzel was one of the first practitioners of theoretical astrophysics in the United States and pioneered the application of quantum ...
Jul 23, 2014 · Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. 617-495-2461. http://hul.harvard.edu/huarc/ Physical Description. 43.3 cubic feet in 129 containers. Summary. Donald Howard Menzel (1901-1976) taught astronomy at Harvard, and was director of the Harvard College Observatory from 1952 to 1966.
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