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Richard Tousey

American astronomer (1908-1997) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88

Richard Tousey was an American astronomer. He was a pioneer in the observation of the sun from space and took the first photographs of the sun's ultraviolet spectrum.

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1997Died15 April 19971990George Ellery Hale PrizeAward1966Henry Norris Russell LectureshipAward1964Eddington MedalAward1963Henry Draper MedalAward1962Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAward1960Frederic Ives MedalAward1908Born18 May 1908

Awards

George Ellery Hale Prize1990
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship1966
Eddington Medal1964
Henry Draper Medal1963
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union1962
Frederic Ives Medal1960
Fellow of the American Physical Society

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1997 · aged 88