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Harry Hemley Plaskett FRS[1] (July 5, 1893 – January 26, 1980) was a Canadian astronomer who made significant contributions to the fields of solar physics, astronomical spectroscopy and spectrophotometry. From 1932 to 1960, he served as the Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, and in 1963 was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.[2]

  1. ^ McCrea, W. H. (1981). "Harry Hemley Plaskett. 5 July 1893-26 January 1980". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 27: 444–478. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1981.0018. JSTOR 769880. S2CID 71904068.
  2. ^ Adams, M.G. (1980). "Obituary - Plaskett, Harry-Hemley". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 21: 486. Bibcode:1980QJRAS..21..486A.

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