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Walter Sydney Adams

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American astronomer

United StatesScientistsLived 1876 to 1956 · aged 79
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Walter Sydney Adams was an American astronomer. He is renowned for his pioneering work in spectroscopy.

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Adams at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910Adams at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910

Awards 8

1950Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1947Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
1934Janssen Medal
1928Bruce Medal
1926Prix Jules Janssen
1918Henry Draper Medal
1917Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Connected to Walter 6

Edward Charles PickeringAlso won Henry Draper MedalNorman LockyerAlso won Janssen MedalGeoffrey BurbidgeAlso won Bruce MedalMargaret GellerAlso won Henry Norris Russell LectureshipWilliam Henry PickeringAlso won Prix Jules JanssenJacobus KapteynAlso won Bruce Medal

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1956 · aged 79
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29 languages

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