
Edward Emerson Barnard
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 101 years ago |
Date of birth | December 16,1857 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Nashville |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | February 6,1923 |
Died | Williams Bay |
Wisconsin | |
United States | |
Known for | Barnard's Star |
Astrophotography | |
Barnard's Star; astrophotography | |
Job | Astronomer |
Awards | Bruce Medal |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
Janssen Medal | |
Lalande Prize | |
Prix Jules Janssen | |
Discovered | Amalthea |
206P/Barnard–Boattini | |
177P/Barnard | |
D/1884 O1 Barnard | |
C/1891 F1 (Barnard-Denning) | |
Education | Vanderbilt University |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1321029 |
Edward Emerson Barnard Life story
Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of the high proper motion of Barnard's Star in 1916, which is named in his honor.