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William Huggins. 1824-1910. English astronomer whose observations of the spectra of celestial objects revolutionized astronomy and laid the groundwork for modern cosmology. Huggins and his wife Margaret used spectroscopy to prove that the elements in stars are the same as those in the sun and the earth.
February 7, 1824. Date of Death. : May 12, 1910. William Huggins was one of the wealthy British “amateurs” who contributed so much to 19th century science. At age 30 he sold the family business and built a private observatory at Tulse Hill, five miles outside London.
Feb 7, 2017 · William Huggins, an English amateur astronomer, was born Feb. 7, 1824. He built his own private observatory, called Tulse Hill, in London in 1856 ( second image ), and when spectroscopy was established as a scientific field of inquiry in 1859, Huggins jumped at the chance to apply it to astronomy.
And, she identified the enterprising English amateur astronomer William Huggins (1824–1910)—not Kirchhoff, Roscoe, or De La Rue—as one of stellar spectroscopy's principal founders. A London silk merchant and self-taught amateur astronomer, Huggins joined the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in 1854.
Mar 3, 2021 · The observations referred to in this paper are all recorded in Notebook 1. Google Scholar. 4. See Becker Barbara J., “Eclecticism, opportunism, and the evolution of a new research agenda: William and Margaret Huggins and the origins of astrophysics”, Ph.D. dissertation, The Johns Hopkins University, 1993, ch. 2; idem, “Spectroscopy and ...
Sir William Huggins, OM, FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy. Biography. William Huggins was born at Cornhill, Middlesex in 1824. He married Margaret Lindsay, who also had an interest in astronomy and scientific research. [1] .
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29 Accesses. Download reference work entry PDF. Born London, England, 7 February 1824. Died London, England, 12 May 1910. Pioneering spectroscopist Sir William Huggins, the only child of William Huggins, a mercer, had little formal schooling, his education being mainly achieved at home under private tutors.
