Leo Goldberg
American astronomer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1913 to 1987 · aged 74
Leopold Goldberg was an American astronomer who held professorships at Harvard and the University of Michigan and the directorships of several major observatories. He was president of both the International Astronomical Union and the American Astronomical Society.
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His research focused on solar physics and the application of atomic physics to astronomy, and he led many of the early efforts to study the Sun from space telescopes.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1913 to 1987 · aged 74
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