Faye, H. (Hervé), 1814-1902.

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Astronomer, professor at the Ecole polytechnique, member of the Académie des Sciences and the Bureau des Longitudes, president of the Conseil de l'Observatoire de Paris, Minister of Public Instruction in 1877. He is mostly known for his work on comets and the physical constitution of the Sun.

From the description of Biographical file, 1847-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84446050

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referencedIn Scientists Collection, 1563-1973 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906. S.P. Langley papers, 1866-1926. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Faye, H. (Hervé), 1814-1902. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Faye, H. (Hervé), 1814-1902. Biographical file, 1847-1902. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
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associatedWith Dibner, Bern, person
associatedWith Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906. person
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Solar eclipses
Meteors
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Birth 1814

Death 1902

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