Herbert H. Turner
Herbert Hall Turner (born August 13, 1861 in Leeds , † August 20, 1930 in Stockholm ) was a British astronomer and seismologist .
Turner worked as the principal assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory for nine years . In 1893 he took over the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at Oxford . In 1897 he was elected to the Royal Society . From 1908 he was a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences .
He coined the term “ Parsec ”.
In 1927 he was awarded the Bruce Medal . The lunar crater Turner and the asteroid (1186) Turnera were named after him.
Web links
- Entry to turner; Herbert Hall (1861–1930) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- Publications by HH Turner in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for HH Turner in the Astrophysics Data System
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| SURNAME | Turner, Herbert H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turner, Herbert Hal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer and seismologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 1930 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |