Alvan Clark
E507800
Alvan Clark was a 19th-century American telescope maker and astronomer renowned for crafting some of the largest and most precise refracting telescopes of his time.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
telescope maker ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1804-03-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-08-19 ⓘ |
| discovered | Sirius B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| discoveryWith | 18.5-inch Dearborn refractor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Alvan Clark & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
optics ⓘ |
| founded | Alvan Clark & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | refracting telescope design ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alvan Graham Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Bassett Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudentOrTrainee |
Alvan Graham Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Bassett Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century telescope making
ⓘ
refractor design for major observatories ⓘ |
| instrumentSpecialty | achromatic refractor objectives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crafting some of the largest refracting telescopes of the 19th century
ⓘ
high-precision optical figuring of large lenses ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American astronomical community ⓘ |
| name | Alvan Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | produced, at the time, the world’s largest refracting telescope objectives ⓘ |
| notableObservation | visual confirmation of the companion of Sirius ⓘ |
| notableWork |
18.5-inch Dearborn refractor objective
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
26-inch refractor for U.S. Naval Observatory ⓘ 30-inch refractor for Pulkovo Observatory ⓘ 36-inch refractor for Lick Observatory ⓘ large refracting telescopes ⓘ lenses for major observatories ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
ⓘ
optician ⓘ telescope maker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.