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阿德萊德·艾姆斯

阿德萊德·艾姆斯(英語:Adelaide Ames,1900年6月3日—1932年6月26日[1]),美國女性天文學家,曾在哈佛大學擔任研究助理[2]

生平

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艾姆斯的父親是美國陸軍上校。她於1922年畢業於瓦薩學院(Vassar College),就讀拉德克利夫学院(現為哈佛大學的一部分)期間她在哈佛大学天文台工作,並於1924年獲得碩士學位。在天文台任職期間她和另一位著名女性天文學家塞西莉亞·佩恩-加波施金成為好友[3]。之後和哈罗·沙普利一起進行螺旋星系的測光觀測,並藉由觀測星系旋臂的結果判斷這些天體距離地球相當遠。她和沙普利將位於后髮座室女座之間的星系編成表,在1931年時已經收錄了超過2800個星系。並且兩人認為該「系統」距離地球超過1000萬光年,並橫跨超過200萬光年。這個目錄就是「沙普利-艾姆斯目錄」。

死亡

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1932年6月26日,艾姆斯和朋友到新罕布夏州斯誇姆湖度假,搭船遊湖時遊船翻覆,艾姆斯身亡。葬於阿灵顿国家公墓[4]

參考資料

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  1. ^ Women in Astronomy: A Comprehensive Bibliography. [2013-04-04]. (原始内容存档于2021-05-23). 
  2. ^ Research Astronomer Lost by Drowning. [2013-04-04]. (原始内容存档于2020-07-28). 
  3. ^ Adelaide Ames and the Shapley-Ames Catalogue. [2013-04-04]. (原始内容存档于2019-07-13). 
  4. ^ Department of Veteran Affairs页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) shows "AMES, ADELAIDE, D/O THALES L DATE OF DEATH: 06/26/1932 BURIED AT: SECTION EAST SITE 3488 C L ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY". It's a flat marker in front of her parents' tombstone, easily missed. See: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46999806页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆

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