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Walter S(ydney) Adams
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(born Dec. 20, 1876, Syriadied May 11, 1956, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.) Syrian-born U.S. astronomer. He returned to the U.S. with his missionary parents when he was eight and studied at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, and the University of Munich. Using
spectroscopy
, he investigated sunspots ...