Lewis M. Rutherfurd
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Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lewis M. Rutherfurd canonical | 1 |
| Lewis Morris Rutherfurd | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomer
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astrophotographer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| awarded | Lalande Prize ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1816-11-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-05-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ |
| designed |
Rutherfurd photographic telescope
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diffraction grating spectroscope for astronomy ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Williams College
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Yale College ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutherfurd ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomical instrumentation
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astronomy ⓘ astrophotography ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lewis ⓘ |
| hasAsteroidNamedAfter | Rutherfurd (asteroid) ⓘ |
| hasLunarCraterNamedAfter | Rutherfurd (lunar crater) ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Morris family
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surface form:
Morris family of New York
Robert R. Livingston ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of astronomical spectroscopes
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high-precision celestial photography ⓘ improvements in telescope design ⓘ pioneering work in celestial photography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early photographic star catalogues
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lunar photographs ⓘ solar photographs ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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astrophotographer ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| pioneerIn |
astrophotography
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photographic stellar spectroscopy ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | New York City ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | law practice ⓘ |
| retiredToPursue | astronomy ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd