Jules Janssen

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Jules Janssen was a 19th-century French astronomer renowned for his pioneering work in solar spectroscopy and the discovery of helium in the Sun’s spectrum.

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Jules Janssen canonical 6
Pierre Janssen 3
Norman Lockyer 1

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instanceOf French scientist ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Lalande Prize ⓘ
Rumford Medal ⓘ
Valz Prize ⓘ
birthCountry France ⓘ
birthDate 1824-02-22 ⓘ
birthPlace Paris ⓘ
contributedTo development of astrophysics as a discipline ⓘ
deathCountry France ⓘ
deathDate 1907-12-23 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris ⓘ
developed photographic revolver ⓘ
discovered helium in the solar spectrum ⓘ
discoveryYear 1868 ⓘ
educatedAt Lycée Charlemagne ⓘ
Sorbonne University ⓘ
employer Paris Observatory ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Janssen ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
founded Meudon astrophysical observatory ⓘ
givenName Pierre Jules César ⓘ
hasHonor Janssen Medal of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ
asteroid 1991 Jules Janssen named after him ⓘ
crater Janssen on the Moon named after him ⓘ
knownFor early astrophotography ⓘ
invention of the photographic revolver ⓘ
observation of helium in the solar spectrum ⓘ
solar spectroscopy ⓘ
studies of solar eclipses ⓘ
language French ⓘ
memberOf Bureau des Longitudes ⓘ
French Academy of Sciences ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
observedEvent total solar eclipse of 1868 ⓘ
occupation astronomer ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
positionHeld director of the Meudon Observatory ⓘ
studied solar atmosphere ⓘ
solar prominences ⓘ
usedInstrument spectroscope ⓘ
workLocation Meudon Observatory ⓘ

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Lalande Prize → hasNotableRecipient → Jules Janssen ⓘ
Nature → founder → Norman Lockyer ⓘ
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Prix Jules Janssen → namedAfter → Jules Janssen ⓘ
Paris Observatory → notableAstronomer → Jules Janssen ⓘ
Janssen Medal → namedAfter → Pierre Janssen ⓘ
linked to: Jules Janssen
Observatory of Meudon → foundedBy → Jules Janssen ⓘ
Médaille Janssen → namedAfter → Pierre Janssen ⓘ
linked to: Jules Janssen
Médaille Janssen → namedAfter → Jules Janssen ⓘ
Janssen Medal → namedAfter → Pierre Janssen ⓘ
linked to: Jules Janssen