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James Edward Keeler

James Edward Keeler
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James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer. He was an early observer of galaxies using photography, as well as the first to show observationally that the rings of Saturn do not rotate as a solid body.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Charles Scott SherringtonNovember 27, 1857 – March 4, 1952
  2. Edward Emerson BarnardDecember 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923
  3. James Edward Keeler (this page)September 10, 1857 – August 12, 1900
  4. John JolyNovember 1, 1857 – December 8, 1933
  5. Ronald RossMay 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932
  6. Williamina FlemingMay 15, 1857 – May 21, 1911

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