Norman Lockyer
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Norman Lockyer was a British astronomer and science communicator best known for co-discovering the element helium in the solar spectrum and for founding the journal Nature.
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| Norman Lockyer canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
editor
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human ⓘ science communicator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Royal Medal
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Rumford Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDiscovered | helium ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1836-05-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1920-08-16 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | spectroscopic observation of the solar spectrum ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rugby School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial College of Science and Technology
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Science and Art Department, South Kensington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lockyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| founded | Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Norman Lockyer Observatory
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asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer) NERFINISHED ⓘ crater Lockyer on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-discovery of helium in the solar spectrum
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founding the journal Nature ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Astronomical Society
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Norman Lockyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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journal editor ⓘ science writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rugby, Warwickshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Salcombe Regis, Devon, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding editor of Nature
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professor of astronomical physics at the Royal College of Science ⓘ |
| publicationAuthored |
Inorganic Evolution
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The Chemistry of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meteoritic Hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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