John Evershed

British astronomer (1864-1956) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92

John Evershed CIE FRS FRAS was an English astronomer. He was the first to observe radial motions in sunspots, a phenomenon now known as the Evershed effect.

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