Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
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شابلي، هارلو، 1885-1972
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Shapley, Harlow, 1883-1972.
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Шепли, Харлоу 1885-1972
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Shapley, H. 1885-1972
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Astronomer (galaxies, photometry, spectroscopy) and administrator. Astronomer, Mount Wilson Observatory, 1914-1921; director, Harvard Observatory, 1921-1952; on the astronomy faculty at Harvard from 1952.
Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) was an astronomer. Shapley served as director of the Harvard College Observatory and was a professor at Harvard University, eventually he became the Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy. In addition to work on Cepheid variables, globular clusters, and the galaxy, Shapley did important work on stellar and nebular photometry and spectroscopy and allied topics in stellar astronomy and cosmology.
Shapley was director of the Harvard College Observatory and taught astronomy at Harvard.
Astronomer (galaxies, photometry, spectroscopy) and administrator. Astronomer, Mt. Wilson Observatory (1914-1921); director, Harvard College Observatory (1921-1952); and on the faculty at Harvard from 1952
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