William Huggins
1824-1910
English astronomer whose observations of the spectra of celestial objects revolutionized astronomy and laid the groundwork for modern cosmology. Huggins and his wife Margaret...
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William Huggins, born in London, England, on February 7, 1824, went from looking through the eyepiece of a microscope to that of a telescope.Huggins was intrigued with the concept of spectroscopy deve...
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The English astronomer Sir William Huggins (1824-1910) pioneered in applying the techniques of spectrum analysis, or spectroscopy, to the study of the stars.William Huggins was born in London on Feb. ...
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William Huggins
Sir William Huggins
William Huggins, Sir