Scientist: Johan Oskar Backlund

Oct 8, 2012, 16:26 IST

Johan Oskar Backlund specialized in celestial mechanics, and notably worked on calculating the orbit of Comet Encke, taking into account the perturbations of various planets.

Name of the Scientist: Harold Delos Babcock

 

Category of Research: Astronomy

 

Born: 1882

 

Died: 1968

 

Contributions: He worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialized in solar spectroscopy and mapped the distribution of magnetic fields over the Sun's surface.

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