Alvan Clark

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Alvan Clark

American astronomer

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Alvan Clark (b. March 8, 1804, Ashfield, Mass., U.S.—d. Aug. 19, 1887, Cambridge, Mass.) built a career as a portrait painter and engraver, but at the age of 40 he became interested in optics. With his son George Bassett Clark (b. Feb. 14, 1827, Lowell,…
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Alvan Clark (b. March 8, 1804, Ashfield, Mass., U.S.—d. Aug. 19, 1887, Cambridge, Mass.) built a career as a portrait painter and engraver, but at the age of 40 he became interested in optics. With his son George Bassett Clark (b. Feb. 14, 1827, Lowell,…
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