Charles Augustus Young
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Charles Augustus Young was a prominent 19th-century American astronomer known for his pioneering work on solar spectroscopy and the study of the solar corona.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Augustus Young canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | A.B. from Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Lalande Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1834-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1908-01-03 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
19th-century astronomical literature
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obituaries in scientific journals ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| employer |
Dartmouth College
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Young ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ solar physics ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
astronomy
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physics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | development of solar physics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
observations of solar eclipses
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solar spectroscopy ⓘ studies of solar prominences ⓘ study of the solar corona ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| middleName | Augustus ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
early use of spectroscopy to study the solar chromosphere
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measurements of solar rotation using spectral lines ⓘ spectroscopic observations of coronal emission lines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
General Astronomy (textbook)
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Manual of Astronomy (textbook) ⓘ The Sun (book) ⓘ |
| occupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | solar eclipse expeditions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hanover, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanover, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of astronomy at Princeton University
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professor of natural philosophy at Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hanover, New Hampshire
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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