Harold Delos Babcock | |
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Born | 24 January 1882 |
Died | 8 April 1968 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Awards | Bruce Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Solar spectroscopy |
Institutions | Mount Wilson Observatory |
Harold Delos Babcock (January 24, 1882 – April 8, 1968) was an American astronomer and the father of Horace W. Babcock. He was of English and German ancestry. [1] He was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, before completing high school in Los Angeles and was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley in 1901. [2] He worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. [1] He specialized in solar spectroscopy and precisely mapped the distribution of magnetic fields over the Sun's surface, working alongside his son. [3] In 1953 he won the Bruce Medal. [4] Babcock died of a heart attack in Pasadena, California at age 86. [5]
The crater Babcock on the Moon is named after him, as is asteroid 3167 Babcock (jointly named after him and his son).
Harold Delos Babcock | |
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Born | 24 January 1882 |
Died | 8 April 1968 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Awards | Bruce Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Solar spectroscopy |
Institutions | Mount Wilson Observatory |
Harold Delos Babcock (January 24, 1882 – April 8, 1968) was an American astronomer and the father of Horace W. Babcock. He was of English and German ancestry. [1] He was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, before completing high school in Los Angeles and was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley in 1901. [2] He worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. [1] He specialized in solar spectroscopy and precisely mapped the distribution of magnetic fields over the Sun's surface, working alongside his son. [3] In 1953 he won the Bruce Medal. [4] Babcock died of a heart attack in Pasadena, California at age 86. [5]
The crater Babcock on the Moon is named after him, as is asteroid 3167 Babcock (jointly named after him and his son).