James Edward Keeler

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American astronomer astronomer human

James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American astronomer → astronomer → human →
awardReceived	Henry Draper Medal → Lalande Prize →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1857-09-10 →
dateOfDeath	1900-08-12 →
educatedAt	Johns Hopkins University → University of Pennsylvania →
employer	University of California → University of Pittsburgh →
era	19th century → turn of the 20th century →
familyName	Keeler →
fieldOfWork	astronomy → astrophysics → spectroscopy →
givenName	James →
hasDiscovered	fine structure of Saturn's rings →
hasNamesake	Keeler (Martian crater) → Keeler (lunar crater) → Keeler Gap →
influenced	development of astrophysical spectroscopy →
influencedBy	James Lick's endowment for Lick Observatory →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences →
middleName	Edward →
notableFor	late 19th-century astrophysical research → spectroscopic studies of Saturn's rings →
notablePublicationTopic	planetary rings → spectral lines →
notableWork	photographic spectroscopic observations of Saturn's rings → studies of nebulae and star clusters →
occupation	observatory director → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	La Salle, Illinois, United States of America →
placeOfDeath	San Francisco, California, United States of America →
positionHeld	director of Allegheny Observatory → director of Lick Observatory →
publicationType	scientific paper →
sexOrGender	male →
studied	Saturn's rings →
usedMethod	spectroscopy →
workLocation	Allegheny Observatory → Lick Observatory → Mount Hamilton, California →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Astrophysical Journal →	foundedBy