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EspañolWILLIAM WALLACE CAMPBELL
'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.
'Awards'
★ Henry Draper Medal (1906)
★ Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1906)
★ Bruce Medal (1915)
'Named after him'
★ Campbell crater on the Moon
★ Crater on Mars
★ Asteroid 2751 Campbell
★ Bruce Medal page
★ Awarding of Bruce Medal: PASP '27' (1915) 153
★ Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS '66' (1906) 245
★ ApJ '89' (1939) 143
★ MNRAS '99' (1939) 317
★ PASP '50' (1938) 204
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.
| Contents |
| Honors |
| External links |
| Obituaries |
Honors
'Awards'
★ Henry Draper Medal (1906)
★ Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1906)
★ Bruce Medal (1915)
'Named after him'
★ Campbell crater on the Moon
★ Crater on Mars
★ Asteroid 2751 Campbell
External links
★ Bruce Medal page
★ Awarding of Bruce Medal: PASP '27' (1915) 153
★ Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS '66' (1906) 245
Obituaries
★ ApJ '89' (1939) 143
★ MNRAS '99' (1939) 317
★ PASP '50' (1938) 204
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