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Heber Doust Curtis

Born

in Muskegon, Michigan, The United States

June 27, 1872

Died

January 09, 1942

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_Doust_Curtis

Genre

Science, Astronomy, Nonfiction

Influences

Harlow Shapley ...more

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Heber Doust Curtis (June 27, 1872 – January 9, 1942) was an American astronomer. He participated in 11 expeditions for the study of solar eclipses.

He was born on June 27, 1872, the elder son of Orson Blair Curtis and Sarah Eliza Doust.

He studied at the University of Michigan and at the University of Virginia, where he got a degree in astronomy.

From 1902 to 1920 Curtis worked at Lick Observatory, continuing the survey of nebulae initiated by Keeler. In 1912 he was elected president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

In 1918 he observed Messier 87 and was the first to notice the polar jet which he described as a "curious straight ray ... apparently connected with the nucleus by a thin line of matter."

In 1920 he was appointed director ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 10 ratings · 1 review · 13 distinct works

	The Astronomy Book by D.K. Publishing, Thomas Judd (Narrator), Charles II of England (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Sternsystem: Erster Teil by Heber Doust Curtis, B. Lindblad, K. Lundmark 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1933	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Definitive Determination Of The Orbit Of Comet 1898 I 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scale of the Universe by Heber Doust Curtis, Harlow Shapley 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three novae in spiral nebulae 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirteen stars having variable radial velocities 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three stars of great radial velocity 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Descriptions of 109 nebulae and clusters photographed with the Crossley reflector: Second list 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ergänzungsband: Berücksichtigend die Literatur bis ende 1934 nebst einem Generalregister des Gesamtwerkes by K.W. Meissner, W.E. Bernheimer, E. Schoenberg 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1936	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Studies Of The Nebulae: Made At The Lick Observatory, University Of California, At Mount Hamilton, California, And Santiago, Chile by Lick Observatory, Heber Doust Curtis (Creator), William Wallace Campbell (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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