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- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 24
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- On the bright line spectrum of Nova Herculis
- On the origin of interstellar radio disturbances
- Upper atmosphere densities and temperatures from meteor observations
- Problems of the solar atmosphere
- Photographic meteor studies, II. Non-linear trails
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Fred Lawrence Whipple (November 5, 1906 – August 30, 2004) was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for more than 70 years. Among his achievements were asteroid and comet discoveries, the "dirty snowball" hypothesis of comets, and the invention of the Whipple shield.
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1906 births2004 deaths20th-century American astronomersAmerican planetary scientistsDiscoverers of asteroidsDiscoverers of cometsFellows of the American Geophysical UnionHarvard College Observatory peopleHarvard University facultyHugo Award–winning writersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the United States National Academy of Sciences