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Bengt Edlén

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Swedish astronomer (1906-1993)

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Bengt Edlén was a Swedish astronomer who specialized in spectroscopy. He was the first to identify the source of unknown spectral lines in the solar corona, which allowed for early calculations of the corona's temperature.

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Bengt EdlenBengt EdlenBengt Edlen, Lund University, at his desk, c. 1940Bengt Edlen, Lund University, at his desk, c. 1940

Awards 5

1968Henry Draper Medal
1968Björkén Prize
1966C.E.K. Mees Medal
1946Howard N. Potts Medal
1945Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

Connected to Bengt 6

Alfred KastlerAlso won C.E.K. Mees MedalJohn August AndersonAlso won Howard N. Potts MedalShep DoelemanAlso won Henry Draper MedalPer-Olov LöwdinAlso won Björkén PrizeEugene HoudryAlso won Howard N. Potts MedalWilliam J. BoruckiAlso won Henry Draper Medal

About this person

Country
Sweden
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1993 · aged 86
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16 languages

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