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'''Frank Washington Very''' (1852 – November 23, 1927) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[astronomer]], astrophysicist, and meteorologist.<ref name="Ogden" /> He was born at [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], [[Massachusetts]], and educated at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1873) where he taught physics after his graduation.<ref name="Ogden" /> |
'''Frank Washington Very''' (1852 – November 23, 1927) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[astronomer]], astrophysicist, and meteorologist.<ref name="Ogden" /> He was born at [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], [[Massachusetts]], and educated at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1873) where he taught physics after his graduation.<ref name="Ogden" /> |
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He worked at the [[Allegheny Observatory]] from 1878 until 1895.<ref name="Ogden" /> In 1890 he became a [[professor]] and chair of astronomy at [[University of Pittsburgh|Western University of Pittsburgh]].<ref name="Ogden" /> He then was acting director of the [[Ladd Observatory]] at [[Brown University]] from 1896 to 1897.<ref name="Mitchell" /> |
He worked at the [[Allegheny Observatory]] from 1878 until 1895.<ref name="Ogden" /> In 1890 he became a [[professor]] and chair of astronomy at [[University of Pittsburgh|Western University of Pittsburgh]].<ref name="Ogden" /> He then was professor and acting director of the [[Ladd Observatory]] at [[Brown University]] from 1896 to 1897.<ref name="Mitchell" /> |
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His most important work was in measuring the [[temperature]] of the surfaces of the [[Moon]] and other [[planets]] using a [[bolometer]]. [[Samuel Pierpont Langley]] published in 1890 a widely read paper on the Moon observations, but for unknown reasons omitted Very's name from the list of authors. In 1891, Very published his own paper about the "Distribution of the Moon's Heat," which also included measurements taken during a [[lunar eclipse]]. |
His most important work was in measuring the [[temperature]] of the surfaces of the [[Moon]] and other [[planets]] using a [[bolometer]]. [[Samuel Pierpont Langley]] published in 1890 a widely read paper on the Moon observations, but for unknown reasons omitted Very's name from the list of authors. In 1891, Very published his own paper about the "Distribution of the Moon's Heat," which also included measurements taken during a [[lunar eclipse]]. |
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Revision as of 19:38, 23 March 2019
Frank Washington Very (1852 – November 23, 1927) was a U.S. astronomer, astrophysicist, and meteorologist.[1] He was born at Salem, Massachusetts, and educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1873) where he taught physics after his graduation.[1]
He worked at the Allegheny Observatory from 1878 until 1895.[1] In 1890 he became a professor and chair of astronomy at Western University of Pittsburgh.[1] He then was professor and acting director of the Ladd Observatory at Brown University from 1896 to 1897.[2]
His most important work was in measuring the temperature of the surfaces of the Moon and other planets using a bolometer. Samuel Pierpont Langley published in 1890 a widely read paper on the Moon observations, but for unknown reasons omitted Very's name from the list of authors. In 1891, Very published his own paper about the "Distribution of the Moon's Heat," which also included measurements taken during a lunar eclipse.
Craters on Mars and the Moon are named in his honor.
Publications
- Very, Frank W. (1891). Prize Essay On the Distribution of the Moon’s Heat and its Variation with the Phase. Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 978-94-017-6042-3.
- Very, Frank W. (1900). Atmospheric Radiation: A Research Conducted at the Allegheny Observatory and at Providence, R.I. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Very, Frank W. (1919). The Luminiferous Ether: (I) Its Relation to the Electron and to a Universal Interstellar Medium; (II) Its Relation to the Atom. Four Seas Company.
- Samuel P. Langley (and Frank W. Very), 1890, The Temperature of the Moon, Memoir of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. iv. 9th mem. 193pp
References
- ^ a b c d Ogden, J. Gordon (August–September 1928). "Frank W. Very". Popular Astronomy. 36 (7): 391–397. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Astronomy". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Providence, RI: Brown University Library.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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