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Charles Greeley Abbot
Also known as C. G. (Charles Greeley) Abbot, C. G. Abbot
American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian (1872–1973)
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Charles Greeley Abbot (May 31, 1872 – December 17, 1973) was an American astrophysicist and also the fifth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, serving from 1928 until 1944. Abbot went from being director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, to becoming Assistant Secretary, and then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution over the course of his career. As an astrophysicist, he researched the solar constant, research that led him to invent the solar cooker, solar boiler, solar still, and other patented solar energy inventions.
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