Joel Stebbins

Joel Stebbins (July 30 1878 – March 16 1966) was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy. He earned his Ph.D at the University of California. He was director of University of Illinois observatory from 1903 to 1922 and the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin from 1922 to 1948. After 1948, Stebbins continued his research at Lick Observatory until his final retirement in 1958.

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July 30 - 1878 - March 16 - 1966 - American - Astronomer - Photoelectric - Photometry - Astronomy - University of California - University of Illinois - 1903 - 1922 - Washburn Observatory - University of Wisconsin - 1948 - Lick Observatory - 1958

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Stebbins brought photoelectric photometry from its infancy in the early 1900s to a mature technique by the 1950s, when it succeeded photography as the primary method of photometry. Stebbins used the new technique to investigate eclipsing binaries, the reddening of starlight by interstellar dust, colors of galaxies, and variable stars.

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1950s - Photography - Eclipsing binaries - Interstellar dust - Galaxies - Variable stars

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