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Donald Howard Menzel

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Gender Male
Death48 years ago
Date of birth April 11,1901
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Florence
Colorado
United States
Date of died December 14,1976
DiedBoston
Massachusetts
United States
Fields Astronomy
Astrophysics
Star formation
Notable students Jesse L. Greenstein
David Layzer
Job Astronomer
Education Princeton University
University of Denver
University of Colorado Boulder
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID569796

A field guide to the stars and planets
Mathematical Physics
The UFO enigma
Flying Saucers
Writing a technical paper
The Harvard College Observatory: The First Four Directorships, 1839-1919
The radio noise spectrum
Our Sun: Revised Edition
Principles of Atomic Spectra
Astronomy
Guía de campo de las estrellas y los planetas de los hemisferios Norte y Sur
Wonders of Space
A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets, Including the Moon, Satellites, Comets, and Other Features of the Universe
Survey of the Universe
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Donald Howard Menzel was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous nebulae.

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