Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
|
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Hubble's Law
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
November 11, 1875
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:children |
2
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
discovery of the redshift phenomenon
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
November 7, 1969
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Flagstaff,_Arizona
gptkb:Greenwood_Memory_Lawn_Cemetery |
| gptkbp:field |
astronomy
|
| gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
Fellow_of_the_American_Physical_Society
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences Honorary_Member_of_the_American_Astronomical_Society |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vesto Melvin Slipher
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:William_Huggins
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union gptkb:Astronomical_Society_of_the_Pacific |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
redshift of galaxies
spectroscopy of nebulae early work on the Doppler effect in astronomy observations_of_the_Andromeda_Galaxy observations_of_Mars |
| gptkbp:legacy |
pioneering work in extragalactic astronomy
impact on cosmology influence on modern astrophysics influence on the understanding of the universe's expansion |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
involvement in the early 20th-century astronomical community
discovery of the redshift in 1912 publication of findings in scientific journals presentation at the 1913 meeting of the American Astronomical Society collaboration with other astronomers on redshift research participation in the development of the 100-inch telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
spectroscopic observations
|
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
galactic redshift
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
spectroscopy
astrometry photometry |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mabel_Slipher
|
| gptkbp:workLocation |
gptkb:Lowell_Observatory
|