Norman Lockyer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 104 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 17,1836 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Rugby |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 16,1920 |
| Died | Salcombe Regis |
| United Kingdom | |
| Discovered | Helium |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Science writer | |
| Awards | Rumford Medal |
| Royal Society Bakerian Medal | |
| Janssen Medal | |
| Known for | helium |
| Nature | |
| Children | William James Stewart Lockyer |
| Current partner | Thomazine Mary Browne |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 569741 |
The dawn of astronomy
Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
The chemistry of the sun
Studies in Spectrum Analysis
The Meteoritic Hypothesis: A Statement of the Results of a Spectroscopic Inquiry Into the Origin of Cosmical Systems
Elements of Astronomy
Education and National Progress
Contributions to solar physics
Elementary lessons in astronomy
The Sun's Place in Nature
Tennyson, as a Student and Poet of Nature
Surveying for Archaeologists
The Influence of Brain Power on History
Stargazing: Past and Present
Inorganic Evolution as Studied by Spectrum Analysis
The Rules of Golf; Being the St. Andrews Rules for the Game
The spectroscope and its applications
Elements of Astronomy: Accompanied with Numerous Illustrations, a Colored Representation of the Solar, Stellar, and Nebular Spectra, and Celestial Charts of the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere
On Some of the Phenomena of New Stars
Southern Hemisphere Surface-Air Circulation: Being a Study of the Mean Monthly Pressure Amplitudes, the Tracks of the Anticyclones and Cyclones, and the Meteorological Records of Several Antarctic Expeditions
Individual Observations of the Lines Widened in Sunspot Spectra Made at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, During the Period November 12th, 1879, to December 31st, 1897
Monthly Mean Values of Barometric Pressure for 73 Selected Stations Over the Earth's Surface: Being a Comparison of Barometric Variations of Short Duration at Places Widely Distributed
Nature: International Journal of Science
Outlines of Physiography: The Movements of the Earth
Astronomy - Scholar's Choice Edition
Astronomy (Classic Reprint)
Questions on Lockyers̓ Elementary Lessons in Astronomy: For the Use of Schools
Nature Volume V. 98 Sept. 1916 - Feb. 1917
Nature
I. Comparison of the Spectra of Rigelian, Crucian and Alnitamian Stars. II. a Discussion of the Line Spectrum of a Orionis and Its Relation to That of Arcturus and the Fraunhoferic Spectrum. III. the Spectrum of G Cassiopeiae
Researches on the Chemical Origin of Various Lines in Solar and Stellar Spectra: Being the Results of Investigations Made at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, After Discussion. Under the Direction of Sir Norman Lockyer
Nature Volume V. 69 Nov. 1903 - Apr. 1904
Mean Annual Variations of Barometric Pressure and Rainfall in Certain Regions: Being a Study of the Mean Annual Pressure Variations for a Large Number of Areas Scattered Over the Earth's Surface in Relation to the Principal Types of Mean Annual Rainfall Variations in Those Areas, Made at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington
Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
The chemistry of the sun
Studies in Spectrum Analysis
The Meteoritic Hypothesis: A Statement of the Results of a Spectroscopic Inquiry Into the Origin of Cosmical Systems
Elements of Astronomy
Education and National Progress
Contributions to solar physics
Elementary lessons in astronomy
The Sun's Place in Nature
Tennyson, as a Student and Poet of Nature
Surveying for Archaeologists
The Influence of Brain Power on History
Stargazing: Past and Present
Inorganic Evolution as Studied by Spectrum Analysis
The Rules of Golf; Being the St. Andrews Rules for the Game
The spectroscope and its applications
Elements of Astronomy: Accompanied with Numerous Illustrations, a Colored Representation of the Solar, Stellar, and Nebular Spectra, and Celestial Charts of the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere
On Some of the Phenomena of New Stars
Southern Hemisphere Surface-Air Circulation: Being a Study of the Mean Monthly Pressure Amplitudes, the Tracks of the Anticyclones and Cyclones, and the Meteorological Records of Several Antarctic Expeditions
Individual Observations of the Lines Widened in Sunspot Spectra Made at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, During the Period November 12th, 1879, to December 31st, 1897
Monthly Mean Values of Barometric Pressure for 73 Selected Stations Over the Earth's Surface: Being a Comparison of Barometric Variations of Short Duration at Places Widely Distributed
Nature: International Journal of Science
Outlines of Physiography: The Movements of the Earth
Astronomy - Scholar's Choice Edition
Astronomy (Classic Reprint)
Questions on Lockyers̓ Elementary Lessons in Astronomy: For the Use of Schools
Nature Volume V. 98 Sept. 1916 - Feb. 1917
Nature
I. Comparison of the Spectra of Rigelian, Crucian and Alnitamian Stars. II. a Discussion of the Line Spectrum of a Orionis and Its Relation to That of Arcturus and the Fraunhoferic Spectrum. III. the Spectrum of G Cassiopeiae
Researches on the Chemical Origin of Various Lines in Solar and Stellar Spectra: Being the Results of Investigations Made at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, After Discussion. Under the Direction of Sir Norman Lockyer
Nature Volume V. 69 Nov. 1903 - Apr. 1904
Mean Annual Variations of Barometric Pressure and Rainfall in Certain Regions: Being a Study of the Mean Annual Pressure Variations for a Large Number of Areas Scattered Over the Earth's Surface in Relation to the Principal Types of Mean Annual Rainfall Variations in Those Areas, Made at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington
Norman Lockyer Life story
Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer KCB FRS was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the founder and first editor of the influential journal Nature.
Norman Lockyer Photos
