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Pierre Janssen and Joseph Norman Lockyer, French and English astronomers, 1868. Artist: Unknown

Pierre Janssen and Joseph Norman Lockyer, French and English astronomers, 1868. Artist: Unknown

1-158-985 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Pierre Janssen and Joseph Norman Lockyer, French and English astronomers, 1868. Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen (1824-1907), left, and Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920). In 1868 while making spectroscopic studies of solar prominences, working independently, both men observed a yellow line in the solar spectrum. Lockyer named it Helium from helios (sun). Obverse of a commemorative medal.

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  1. Pierre Jules César Janssen: French: Astronomer
  2. Norman Lockyer: British: Astronomer
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  1. Object
  2. Portrait
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  1. 009157
  1. 0460001696
  1. 1-158-985
  1. 1158985
  1. 1696
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