Clark, Alvan (1804-87), Clark, George Bassett (1827-91), and Clark, Alvan Graham (1832-97)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5390. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Alvan was an astronomer, telescope maker, born in Ashfield, MA. Founded, with his sons George (born in Lowell, MA) and Alvan Graham (born in Fall River, MA), Alvan Clark & Sons, makers of optical lenses for telescopes, first significant American contribution to astronomical instrument-making. On testing a lens on a newly manufactured telescope in 1862 Alvan Graham Clark discovered the white dwarf...

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