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'''Ralph Elmer Wilson''' (April 14, 1886 – March 25, 1960) was an [[United States|American]] [[astronomer]].
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'''Ralph Elmer Wilson''' (April 14, 1886 &ndash; March 25, 1960) was an American [[astronomer]].
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He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Carleton College]] and entered the [[University of Virginia]] in 1906, where he earned his [[Ph.D.]] in 1910 based on his work at the [[Leander Mccormick Observatory]] working with [[Ormond Stone]]. He then worked at the [[Dudley Observatory]] and by 1939 at the [[Mount Wilson Observatory]]. In 1929 he became the associate editor of the ''[[Astronomical Journal]]''. He was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 1950.

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Wilson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Herbert Couper Wilson and Mary B. Nichols.<ref name=Joy1962/> He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Carleton College]] and entered the [[University of Virginia]] in 1906, where he earned his [[Ph.D.]] in 1910 based on his work at the [[Leander Mccormick Observatory]] working with [[Ormond Stone]]. He then worked at the [[Dudley Observatory]], then at the [[Manuel Foster Observatory|Lick southern station]] in [[Santiago, Chile]] in 1913,<ref name=Campbell1913/> and by 1939 at the [[Mount Wilson Observatory]]. In 1929, he became the associate editor of the ''[[Astronomical Journal]]''. He was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 1950.


He published multiple papers on stellar [[absolute magnitude]]s, [[proper motion]]s, and [[radial velocity|radial velocities]] of various stars, along with [[binary star]] systems and orbital derivations of [[spectroscopic binary|spectroscopic binaries]]. Among his publications was the ''General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities'' in 1953.
He published multiple papers on stellar [[absolute magnitude]]s, [[proper motion]]s, and [[radial velocity|radial velocities]] of various stars, along with [[binary star]] systems and orbital derivations of [[spectroscopic binary|spectroscopic binaries]]. Among his publications was the ''General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities'' in 1953.


The crater [[Wilson (crater)|Wilson]] on the [[Moon]] is co-named for him, [[Alexander Wilson (mathematician)|Alexander Wilson]] and [[Charles Thomson Rees Wilson|Charles T. R. Wilson]].
The crater [[Wilson (crater)|Wilson]] on the [[Moon]] is co-named for him, [[Alexander Wilson (mathematician)|Alexander Wilson]] and [[Charles Thomson Rees Wilson|Charles T. R. Wilson]].

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<ref name=Campbell1913>{{citation
| title=Recent changes in Lick Observatory appointments
| last=Campbell | first=W. W.
| journal=Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
| volume=25 | issue=148 | date=June 1913
| pages=166–169 | doi=10.1086/122225 | jstor=40710298
| bibcode=1913PASP...25..166C | postscript=. | doi-access=free }}</ref>

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| title=Ralph Elmer Wilson, 1886–1960, A Biographical Memoir
| last=Joy | first=Alfred H. | date=1962
| publisher=National Academy of Sciences
| url=http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/wilson-ralph.pdf
| access-date=2022-01-06 | postscript=. }}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 18:44, 8 December 2024

Ralph Elmer Wilson
Born(1886-04-14)April 14, 1886
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
DiedMarch 25, 1960(1960-03-25) (aged 73)
Corona del Mar, California, US
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Known forAstrometric studies, editor
SpouseMary Adelaide Macdonald
ChildrenHerbert Ralph Wilson
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences (1926)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
ThesisNew Positions of the Stars in the Huyghenian Region of the Great Nebula of Orion (1910)
Doctoral advisorOrmond Stone

Ralph Elmer Wilson (April 14, 1886 – March 25, 1960) was an American astronomer.

Wilson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Herbert Couper Wilson and Mary B. Nichols.[1] He earned his B.A. from Carleton College and entered the University of Virginia in 1906, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1910 based on his work at the Leander Mccormick Observatory working with Ormond Stone. He then worked at the Dudley Observatory, then at the Lick southern station in Santiago, Chile in 1913,[2] and by 1939 at the Mount Wilson Observatory. In 1929, he became the associate editor of the Astronomical Journal. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950.

He published multiple papers on stellar absolute magnitudes, proper motions, and radial velocities of various stars, along with binary star systems and orbital derivations of spectroscopic binaries. Among his publications was the General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities in 1953.

The crater Wilson on the Moon is co-named for him, Alexander Wilson and Charles T. R. Wilson.

References

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  1. ^ Joy, Alfred H. (1962), Ralph Elmer Wilson, 1886–1960, A Biographical Memoir (PDF), National Academy of Sciences, retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. ^ Campbell, W. W. (June 1913), "Recent changes in Lick Observatory appointments", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 25 (148): 166–169, Bibcode:1913PASP...25..166C, doi:10.1086/122225, JSTOR 40710298.


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