Edward Emerson Barnard
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Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer renowned for his discoveries of comets, dark nebulae, and the high proper-motion star now known as Barnard's Star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Emerson Barnard canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bruce Medal
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalande Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1857-12-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1923-02-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered |
Barnard's Star
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dark nebulae in the Milky Way ⓘ numerous comets ⓘ |
| employer |
Lick Observatory
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University of Chicago ⓘ Yerkes Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | astronomical photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasAstronomicalObjectNamedAfterHim |
Barnard's Galaxy
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Barnard's Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ Barnard's Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Martian crater Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 819 Barnardiana NERFINISHED ⓘ lunar crater Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky
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astrophotography of the Milky Way ⓘ discovery of Barnard's Star ⓘ discovery of comets ⓘ discovery of dark nebulae ⓘ studies of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Sciences
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Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edward Emerson Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first to discover a comet by photography
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measurement of high proper motion of Barnard's Star ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mount Hamilton, California, United States
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Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 281
subject surface form:
NGC 1499