Edward Emerson Barnard
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Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer renowned for his discoveries of comets, dark nebulae, and the high proper-motion star now known as Barnard's Star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Emerson Barnard canonical | 7 |
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Target entity: Edward Emerson Barnard Context triple: [NGC 6822, discoveredBy, Edward Emerson Barnard]
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George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
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James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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Edward Charles Pickering
Edward Charles Pickering was a pioneering American astronomer and longtime director of the Harvard College Observatory, known for his major contributions to stellar spectroscopy and the classification of stars.
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D.
Henry Draper
Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.
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E.
Percival Lowell
Percival Lowell was an American astronomer best known for his observations of Mars, his speculation about Martian canals, and for founding the Lowell Observatory, which later led to the discovery of Pluto.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Emerson Barnard Target entity description: Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer renowned for his discoveries of comets, dark nebulae, and the high proper-motion star now known as Barnard's Star.
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A.
George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
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B.
James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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C.
Edward Charles Pickering
Edward Charles Pickering was a pioneering American astronomer and longtime director of the Harvard College Observatory, known for his major contributions to stellar spectroscopy and the classification of stars.
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D.
Henry Draper
Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.
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E.
Percival Lowell
Percival Lowell was an American astronomer best known for his observations of Mars, his speculation about Martian canals, and for founding the Lowell Observatory, which later led to the discovery of Pluto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bruce Medal
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalande Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1857-12-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1923-02-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered |
Barnard's Star
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dark nebulae in the Milky Way ⓘ numerous comets ⓘ |
| employer |
Lick Observatory
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ Yerkes Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | astronomy ⓘ |
| genre | astronomical photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasAstronomicalObjectNamedAfterHim |
Barnard's Galaxy
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Barnard's Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ Barnard's Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Martian crater Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ asteroid 819 Barnardiana NERFINISHED ⓘ lunar crater Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky
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astrophotography of the Milky Way ⓘ discovery of Barnard's Star ⓘ discovery of comets ⓘ discovery of dark nebulae ⓘ studies of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Sciences
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Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edward Emerson Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first to discover a comet by photography
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measurement of high proper motion of Barnard's Star ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mount Hamilton, California, United States
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Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Emerson Barnard Description of subject: Edward Emerson Barnard was an American astronomer renowned for his discoveries of comets, dark nebulae, and the high proper-motion star now known as Barnard's Star.
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