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Henry Augustus Rowland

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American physicist (1848-1901)

United StatesScientistsLived 1848 to 1901 · aged 52
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Henry Augustus Rowland was an American physicist and Johns Hopkins educator. Between 1899 and 1901 he served as the first president of the American Physical Society. He is remembered for the high quality of the diffraction gratings he made and for the work he did with them on the solar spectrum.

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Rowland with his dividing machineRowland with his dividing machineRowland holding a diffraction grating by Thomas Eakins (1897)Rowland holding a diffraction grating by Thomas Eakins (1897)

Awards 4

1895Matteucci Medal
1890Henry Draper Medal
1889Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1883Rumford Prize

Connected to Henry 6

James Edward KeelerAlso won Rumford PrizeAlfred FowlerAlso won Henry Draper MedalAntonio PacinottiAlso won Matteucci MedalC. B. van NielAlso won Rumford PrizeGustav Heinrich WiedemannAlso won Matteucci MedalNeil GehrelsAlso won Henry Draper Medal

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1848 to 1901 · aged 52
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23 languages

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