First attempts at light deflection test of relativity (1912 solar eclipse, Brazil; 1914 solar eclipse, Russia). Discovery of sixth and seventh Moons of Jupiter: Himalia, Elara
Spouse
Bell (Smith) Perrine (m. 1905)
Awards
Lalande Prize (1897) Astronomical Society of Mexico Gold Medal (1905) Donohoe Comet Medals (x5) from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Panama–Pacific International Exposition Gold Medal (1915)
Scientific career
Fields
Astronomy, astrophysics, astrophotography
Institutions
Lick Observatory, Argentine National Observatory
Charles Dillon Perrine (July 28, 1867 – June 21, 1951) was an American astronomer at the Lick Observatory in California (1893-1909) who moved to Cordoba, Argentina to accept the position of Director of the Argentine National Observatory (1909-1936). The Cordoba Observatory under Perrine's direction made the first attempts to prove Einstein's theory of relativity by astronomical observation of the deflection of starlight near the Sun during the solar eclipse of October 10, 1912 in Cristina (Brazil), and the solar eclipse of August 21, 1914 at Feodosia, Crimea, Russian Empire.[1] Rain in 1912 and clouds in 1914 prevented results.[2]
In 1897 he was awarded the Lalande Prize and gold medal by the Paris Academy of Sciences given each year ″to the person who makes the most outstanding observation ... to further the progress of Astronomy, in France or elsewhere.″.[3] He served as president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1902,[4][5] was elected an Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1904,[6] and was awarded the gold medal of the Mexican Astronomical Society in 1905. In the same year he received the degree of Doctor of Sciences (honorary) from Santa Clara College (today Santa Clara University.[7]
^Perrine, Charles (1923). "Contribution to the history of attempts to test the theory of relativity by means of astronomical observations". Astronomische Nachrichten. 219 (5249): 281–284. Bibcode:1923AN....219..281P. doi:10.1002/asna.19232191706.
^Gates, S. James, Jr., and Cathie Pelletier (2019). Proving Einstein Right: The Daring Expeditions That Changed How We Look at the Universe (First ed.). New York: Public Affairs (Hachette Book Group). p. 63. ISBN 9781541762251.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Schaeberle, J. M. (1898). "Award of the Lalande Gold Medal to Assistant Professor C. D. Perrine, of the Lick Observatory". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 10 (60): 40.
^Bobone, Jorge (1951). "Dr. Charles Dillon Perrine". Popular Astronomy. 59: 388.
^Bobone, Jorge (October 1951). "Charles D. Perrine". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 63 (374): 259. Bibcode:1951PASP...63..259B. doi:10.1086/126390. S2CID 121026930.
^Jones, H. Spencer (1952). "Charles Dillon Perrine". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 112 (3): 274. doi:10.1093/mnras/112.3.273.
^Campbell, W. W. (April 10, 1909). "Resignation of Astronomer Perrine". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 21 (125): 86–87. Bibcode:1909PASP...21...86C. doi:10.1086/121896. JSTOR 40693024.
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