William Wallace Campbell
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William Wallace Campbell (April 11, 1862 – June 14, 1938) was an American astronomer.
He was director of Lick Observatory from 1900 to 1930. He specialized in spectroscopy.
Campbell was a pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy, he catalogued the radial velocities of stars, and was a director of Lick Observatory from 1901 to 1930. He served as President of the University of California from 1923 1930. He committed suicide in 1938.
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Awards
Named after him
- Campbell crater on the Moon
- Crater on Mars
- Asteroid 2751 Campbell
[edit] External links
- Bruce Medal page
- Awarding of Bruce Medal: PASP 27 (1915) 153
- Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS 66 (1906) 245
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| Preceded by David Prescott Barrows |
President of the University of California 1923–1930 |
Succeeded by Robert Gordon Sproul |
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