Samuel Alfred Mitchell | |
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Born | Samuel Alfred Mitchell April 29, 1874 |
Died | February 22, 1960 | (aged 85)
Occupation | Astronomer |
Children | Allan C. G. Mitchell |
Relatives | Alice Rivlin (grandchild) |
Awards | James Craig Watson Medal (1948) |
Samuel Alfred Mitchell (April 29, 1874 – February 22, 1960) was a Canadian-American astronomer who studied solar eclipses and set up a program to use photographic techniques to determine the distance to stars at McCormick Observatory, where he served as the director.