John Evershed

John Evershed
Born(1864-02-26)26 February 1864
Gomshall, Surrey, UK
Died17 November 1956(1956-11-17) (aged 92)
Ewhurst, Surrey, UK
Known for
SpouseMary Acworth Orr Evershed
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

John Evershed CIE[2] FRS[1] FRAS[3] (26 February 1864 – 17 November 1956) was an English astronomer. He was the first to observe radial motions in sunspots, a phenomenon now known as the Evershed effect.

  1. ^ a b Stratton, F. J. M. (1957). "John Evershed 1864-1956". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3: 40–51. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1957.0004. JSTOR 769351.
  2. ^ "1957MNRAS.117..254. Page 254". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ "1957MNRAS.117..253. Page 253". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2 February 2017.