William Huggins | |
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 Portrait by John Collier, 1905 | |
| Born | 7 February 1824 |
| Died | 12 May 1910 (aged 86) Tulse Hill, London, England |
| Known for | Astronomical spectroscopy |
| Spouse | Margaret Lindsay Huggins |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1866) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1867) Lalande Prize (1870) Rumford Medal (1880) Valz Prize (1882) Janssen Medal (1888) Copley Medal (1898) Actonian Prize (1900) Henry Draper Medal (1901) Bruce Medal (1904) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
Sir William Huggins OM KCB FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret.[1]
- ^ Henry Park Hollis (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.