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Seth Barnes Nicholson
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American astronomer (1891–1963)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1891-11-12 ) November 12, 1891, Springfield, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- July 2, 1963 (1963-07-02) (aged 71), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Drake University
- Awards
- Bruce Medal (1963)
- Fields
- astronomy
- Institutions
- Mount Wilson Observatory
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Seth
- Family name
- Nicholson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Drake University
- Employer
- Mount Wilson Observatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Bruce Medal
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Seth B. Nicholson sits at his spectroscope.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1891-11-12
- date of death
- 1963-07-02
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- Seth Barnes Nicholson
- name in native language
- Seth Barnes Nicholson
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
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Encyclopedic overview
Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 – July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer. He worked at the Lick observatory in California, and is known for discovering several moons of Jupiter in the 20th century.
Nicholson was born in Springfield, Illinois, and was raised in rural Illinois. He was educated at Drake University, where he became interested in astronomy. On May 29, 1913, he was married to Alma Stotts, a fellow student at Drake then the University of California at Berkeley. They would have three children: Margaret, Donald, and Jean.
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