Keith Pierce | |
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Born | Austin Keith Pierce October 2, 1918 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Died | March 11, 2005 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 86)
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Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Solar astronomy |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Photographic and Photo-electric Profile of the Fraunhofer Line Mg B Lambda 5184 (1948) |
Doctoral advisor | C. Donald Shane |
Austin Keith Pierce (October 2, 1918 – March 11, 2005) was an American solar astronomer. Pierce played a key role in the development of the McMath–Pierce solar telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.