The scientist Norman Lockyer

Norman Lockyer

Living place: England

Birthday: 17-5-1836

Global rank: #99221

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Who is The scientist Norman Lockyer?
British scientist and astronomer credited with the discovery of the gas helium and founder of the journal Nature.
He led eight expeditions to observe solar eclipses, including one in 1870 to Sicily and one in 1871 to India.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He worked as a civil servant in the British war office.

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He married James Winifred with whom he settled in South London.

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Ten years after he discovered gas helium, William Ramsay emits helium on land.

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When was The scientist Norman Lockyer born?
Norman Lockyer was born in 17-5-1836, death year is , at the age of 188.
Where is The scientist Norman Lockyer's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Norman Lockyer was born in England. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Norman Lockyer's global rank is 99221 and whose rank is 801 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1836 and 17-5

Birthday Norman Lockyer (17-5) in history

  • Day 17-5 year 1792: The New York Stock Exchange was established when a group of 24 brokers and merchants met by a tree on what is now Wall Street and signed the Buttonwood Agreement.
  • Day 17-5 year 1875: The first Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Day 17-5 year 1938: NBC aired the Information Please quiz show on the radio for the first time.
  • Day 17-5 year 1954: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools in Brown v. Board of Education.
  • Day 17-5 year 1973: Televised Watergate hearings opened, headed by North Carolina senator Sam Ervin.
  • Day 17-5 year 1987: An Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S.S. Stark in the Persian Gulf, killing 37 American sailors and wounding 62.
  • Day 17-5 year 1997: Laurent Kabila declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Day 17-5 year 2004: In Massachusetts, same-sex couples exchanged marriage vows for the first time in the United States.
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