Statements (63)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:born |
November 5, 1906
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gptkbp:children |
3
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gptkbp:contribution |
Whipple's_model_of_comet_structure
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gptkbp:died |
August 30, 2004
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gptkbp:field |
astronomy
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
planetary science
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fred Whipple
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:David_Levy
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
Harold_D._Babcock
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gptkbp:inventor |
Whipple_shield
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Whipple's_comet
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gptkbp:nationality |
American
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Michael_E._Brown
David_J._Asher Robert_H._Baker |
gptkbp:researchContribution |
study of planetary atmospheres
study of the solar system study of asteroids study of the relationship between cometary activity and solar activity study of cometary activity study of cometary nuclei study of cometary orbits study of cosmic dust study of interstellar objects study of meteor showers study of meteoroids study of planetary rings study of the Oort cloud study of the activity of cometary nuclei study of the chemical composition of comets study of the composition of cometary nuclei study of the composition of comets study of the dynamics of cometary activity study of the dynamics of cometary nuclei study of the dynamics of comets study of the evolution of cometary nuclei study of the evolution of comets study of the formation of cometary nuclei study of the formation of the solar system study of the history of comets study of the light curves of comets study of the orbits of cometary nuclei study of the origin of comets study of the photometry of comets study of the physical properties of comets study of the role of comets in the solar system study of the solar wind study of the spectroscopy of comets study of the thermal properties of comets study of the interaction of cometary nuclei with the solar wind study of the relationship between comets and meteorites study of the interaction of comets with the solar wind study_of_the_Kuiper_belt study_of_the_impact_of_cometary_activity_on_Earth. study_of_the_impact_of_comets_on_Earth |
gptkbp:researchFocus |
comets
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gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Whipple
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gptkbp:work |
gptkb:Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory
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