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Also known as Sir William Huggins

British astronomer (1824–1910)

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William Huggins (1824–1910) was a British astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, and photographer. Born and died in London, he was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Fellow of the Royal Society, the Henry Draper Medal, the Copley Medal, and the Royal Medal.

Huggins worked in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and spectroscopy. He was educated at the City of London School and contributed to the creative work *Popular Science*. His spouse was Margaret Lindsay Huggins. He is buried at Golders Green Crematorium.

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Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • Annotations on the Orlando Furioso
  • Judith
  • Royal Society
  • Regenesis
  • The Scientific Papers of Sir William Huggins

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Victoria

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21
Total plays
118

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,994x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,845x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,574x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,950x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,686x

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Key facts

Born
( 1824-02-07 ) 7 February 1824, Cornhill , Middlesex , England
Died
12 May 1910 (1910-05-12) (aged 86), Tulse Hill , London , England
Known for
Astronomical spectroscopy
Spouse
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
Awards
Royal Medal (1866) , Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867) , Lalande Prize (1870) , Rumford Medal (1880) , Valz Prize (1882) , Janssen Medal (1888) , Copley Medal (1898) , Actonian Prize (1900) , Henry Draper Medal (1901) , Bruce Medal (1904)
Fields
Astronomy

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir William Huggins (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “William Huggins” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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