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.

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Lewis Morris Rutherfurd 1

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instanceOf astronomer
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
diffraction grating spectroscope for astronomy
educatedAt Williams College
Yale College
familyName Rutherfurd
fieldOfWork astronomical instrumentation
astronomy
astrophotography
fullName Lewis M. Rutherfurd self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
gender male
givenName Lewis
hasAsteroidNamedAfter Rutherfurd (asteroid)
hasLunarCraterNamedAfter Rutherfurd (lunar crater)
hasRelative Morris family
surface form: Morris family of New York

Robert R. Livingston
knownFor development of astronomical spectroscopes
high-precision celestial photography
improvements in telescope design
pioneering work in celestial photography
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Sciences
notableWork early photographic star catalogues
lunar photographs
solar photographs
occupation astronomer
astrophotographer
lawyer
pioneerIn astrophotography
photographic stellar spectroscopy
practicedLawIn New York City
retiredFrom law practice
retiredToPursue astronomy

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International Meridian Conference chairperson Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd fullName Lewis M. Rutherfurd self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lewis Morris Rutherfurd