John Evershed
John Evershed (born February 26, 1864 in Gomshall , Surrey , England, † November 17, 1956 in Ewhurst , Surrey, England) was a British astronomer. He was the first to observe the radial movement of sunspots , a phenomenon known as the Evershed effect (also known as the Evershed-Abetti effect , after Giorgio Abetti ).
Evershed was accepted as a member (" Fellow ") in the Royal Society in 1915 . In 1918 he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society . The Evershed crater on the moon is named after him.
Web links
- Entry to Evershed; John (1864-1956) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- Publications by J. Evershed in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for J. Evershed in the Astrophysics Data System
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| SURNAME | Evershed, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gomshall , Surrey , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1956 |
| Place of death | Ewhurst , Surrey , England |