Nicholson, Seth B. (Seth Barnes), 1891-1963
Name Entries
person
Nicholson, Seth B. (Seth Barnes), 1891-1963
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, Seth B. (Seth Barnes), 1891-1963
Nicholson, Seth Barnes, 1891-
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, Seth Barnes, 1891-
Nicholson, Seth Barnes
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, Seth Barnes
Nicholson, Seth Barnes, 1891-1963
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, Seth Barnes, 1891-1963
Nicholson, Seth B.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, Seth B.
Nicholson, Seth B. 1891-1963
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, Seth B. 1891-1963
Nicholson, S. B. 1891-1963 (Seth Barnes),
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, S. B. 1891-1963 (Seth Barnes),
Nicholson, S. B. 1891-1963
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Nicholson, S. B. 1891-1963
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Seth Barnes Nicholson was born in Springfield, Illinois on November 21, 1891. He received his Bachelors in Science from Drake University, Des Moines Indiana in 1911 and his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1914. He discovered Sinope, the ninth moon of Jupiter, while observing the seventh moon, Pasiphaë, at Lick Observatory. The computation of its orbit was the subject of his Ph.D. thesis. Nicholson went on to discover three other moons of Jupiter, along with two asteroids, during his decades' long career at the Wilson Observatory. His main focus at Wilson Observatory was to monitor solar activity and he wrote the annual sunspot activity reports for most of his career. He made significant discoveries regarding sunspots, especially in regards to their magnetic properties and terrestrial effects. Nicholson served as the editor of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific from 1943 to 1955 and was twice the president of the society. He was awarded the Bruce Medal in 1963, the year he died in Los Angeles.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/32383766
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2005002909
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n2005002909
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q436047
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
Subjects
Asteroids
Astronomers
Astronomical observatories
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy
Sunspots
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Legal Statuses
Places
Icarus (Asteroid)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Pluto (Dwarf planet)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
California--Wilson, Mount (Mountain)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Venus (Planet)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Jupiter (Planet)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>