- Sir William Huggins
- nounEnglish astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)• Syn: ↑Huggins• Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer
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William Huggins — Sir William Huggins, OM, FRS (February 7 1824 ndash; May 12 1910) was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy. Life and work William Huggins was born at Cornhill, Middlesex in 1824. He married… … Wikipedia
William Huggins — William Huggins. Sir William Huggins, fue un astrónomo británico, nacido el 7 de febrero de 1824 y fallecido el 12 de mayo de 1910 . Construyó un observatorio privado en el número 90 de Tulse Hill, al sur de Londres donde llevó a cabo una extensa … Wikipedia Español
William Huggins — Sir William Huggins, Foto aus dem Jahr 1910 Sir William Huggins (* 7. Februar 1824 in London, England; † 12. Mai 1910 ebenda) war ein britischer Astronom und Physiker … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Huggins — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Huggins. William Huggins Sir William Huggins portrait de John Collier N … Wikipédia en Français
Huggins , Sir William — (1824–1910) British astronomer and astrophysicist Huggins, the son of a London silkmercer, attended school for a short period before being educated privately. After a few years in business he retired to devote himself exclusively to the study of… … Scientists
Huggins, Sir William — ▪ English astronomer born Feb. 7, 1824, Stoke Newington, London, Eng. died May 12, 1910, London English astronomer who revolutionized observational astronomy by applying spectroscopic methods to the determination of the chemical constituents of… … Universalium
Huggins — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Nom de famille : Charles Brenton Huggins (1901 1997), physiologiste américain, d origine canadienne. Godfrey Huggins (1883 1971), homme politique de… … Wikipédia en Français
Huggins — noun English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824 1910) • Syn: ↑Sir William Huggins • Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer * * * /hug inz/, n. Charles Brenton… … Useful english dictionary
Huggins — (spr. höggins), Sir William, Astronom und Physiker, geb. 7. Febr. 1824 in London, errichtete 1855 ein astronomisches Observatorium in Upper Tulse Hill, auf dem er Doppelsterne und Planeten beobachtete und sich seit 1862 der spektralanalytischen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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