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Joel Stebbins

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American astronomer (1878-1966)

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Joel Stebbins was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy. He was director of the University of Illinois Observatory from 1903 to 1922 where he performed innovative work with the selenium cell.

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Joel Stebbins, then a graduate student, at Lick Observatory about 1902 posing next to the 36-inch refractor.Joel Stebbins, then a graduate student, at Lick Observatory about 1902 posing next to the 36-inch refractor.

Awards 5

1956Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
1950Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1941Bruce Medal
1915Henry Draper Medal
1913Rumford Prize

Connected to Joel 6

Charles L. BennettAlso won Henry Draper MedalRobert HareAlso won Rumford PrizeSidney van den BerghAlso won Bruce MedalR. Paul ButlerAlso won Henry Draper MedalLeo GoldbergAlso won Henry Norris Russell LectureshipFrederick Hanley SearesAlso won Bruce Medal

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Joel Stebbins was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy. He was director of the University of Illinois Observatory from 1903 to 1922 where he performed innovative work with the selenium cell. In 1922 he became director of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he remained until 1948. After 1948, Stebbins continued his research at Lick Observatory until his final retirement in 1958.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1966 · aged 87
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