Walter Sydney Adams
Also known as Walter Adams
American astronomer
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- Born
- 1876
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Sun-spot lines in the spectrum of Arcturus
- The radial velocities of 741 stars
- Some notes on the H and K lines and the motion of the calcium vapor in the sun
- George Ellery Hale
- An investigation of the rotation period of the sun by spectroscopic methods
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1959-11-05
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Walter Sydney Adams (December 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956) was an American astronomer. He is renowned for his pioneering work in spectroscopy.
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1876 births1956 deaths20th-century American astronomersAmerican expatriates in the Ottoman EmpireAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyDartmouth College alumniFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesPeople from Antioch