Charles Augustus Young
Charles Augustus Young (born December 15, 1834 in Hanover , New Hampshire , † January 3, 1908 ) was an American astronomer.
Young studied at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he was appointed professor in 1865 . In 1871 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1872 to the National Academy of Sciences . In 1877 he moved to Princeton .
His main research topics were solar eclipses and the spectroscopy of sunlight .
He was considered a particularly good teacher and wrote a very popular and widely read astronomical text including a manual of astronomy. Henry Norris Russell , Raymond Smith Dugan and John Quincy Stewart called their astronomy textbook, published in 1927, A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy .
Appreciation
The asteroid (2165) Young was named after him at the suggestion of Frank K. Edmondson .
Web links
- CA Young publications in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for CA Young in the Astrophysics Data System
- Charles Augustus Young in Wikisource
- Charles A. Young (1834-1908)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Young, Charles Augustus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover, New Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1908 |
| Place of death | Hanover, New Hampshire |