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William Albert Hiltner

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American astronomer (1914-1991)

United StatesScientistsLived 1914 to 1991 · aged 77
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William Albert Hiltner was an American astronomer, noted for his work leading up to the discovery of interstellar polarization. He was an early practitioner of precision stellar photometry, and a pioneering observer of the optical counterparts of celestial x-ray sources.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Lived 1914 to 1991 · aged 77
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