Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
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Henri Alexandre Deslandres (24 July 1853 – 15 January 1948) was a French astronomer, director of the Meudon and Paris Observatories, who carried out intensive studies on the behaviour of the atmosphere of the Sun.
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Henri-Alexandre Deslandres | |
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Born | (1853-07-24)24 July 1853 Paris, France |
Died | 15 January 1948(1948-01-15) (aged 94) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
Known for | spectroheliograph |
Awards | Janssen Medal (1896) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1913) Henry Draper Medal (1913) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | astronomy |
Institutions | Meudon Paris Observatories |
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