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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Astronomer
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Astronomical_Society_of_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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June 29, 1868
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Pioneering work in astrophysics
Studies of solar prominences
Development of the spectroheliograph
Research on sunspots
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gptkbp:died
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April 18, 1938
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:field
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Astrophysics
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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Astrophysics
Observational astronomy
Solar physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Hale
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Walter_Adams
gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:William_Huggins
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Contributions to solar astronomy
Founding_the_Mount_Wilson_Observatory
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Hale_Solar_Observatory
gptkb:Hale_Observatories
Influence on modern astronomy
Hale_Telescope_at_Palomar_Observatory
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Pioneered the use of photography in astronomy
First to measure the magnetic field of the sun
Developed the first large telescope for solar studies
Established the first solar observatory in the United States.
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Hale_Telescope
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Pasadena,_California
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Cosmic rays
Stellar spectroscopy
Solar magnetic fields
Galactic_structure
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ethel_M._Hale
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