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  2. William Pearson (astronomer) - Wikipedia

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    William Pearson FRS (23 April 1767–6 September 1847) was an English schoolmaster, astronomer, and a founder of the Astronomical Society of London. He authored Practical Astronomy (2 vols., 1825 and 1829).

  3. Thomas Pierson - Wikipedia

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    The Allen Telescope Array was built and operated with the Radio Astronomy Lab of the University of California, Berkeley. Pierson served on the oversight board for the array. He also established formal affiliations with a number of universities and organizations, the latest with the University of Southern California. [10]

  4. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    The accumulated knowledge and techniques of astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, atmospheric science, and engineering are all brought to bear upon the single goal of studying planetary systems. Many students come to LPL having studied only one or two of these subjects in detail, so a broad-based curriculum is essential.

  5. NOIRLab - Wikipedia

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    The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab [pronunciation?]) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded ...

  6. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) 1903 Helwan, Egypt National Solar Observatory: 1952 Sunspot, New Mexico, US & Kitt Peak, Arizona, US Naval Research Lab. Radio Sta. Sugar Grove, West Virginia, US : Naylor Observatory: 1971

  7. Sheila Kanani - Wikipedia

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    Sheila Pearson MBE (née Kanani) is a British astronomer and the Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society. Education [ edit ]

  8. Gerald Pearson - Wikipedia

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    Gerald L. Pearson (March 31, 1905 – October 25, 1987) was an American physicist whose work on silicon rectifiers at Bell Labs led to the invention of the solar cell. In 2008, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame .

  9. Radio Astronomy Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    The Radio Astronomy Lab (RAL) is an Organized Research Unit (ORU) within the Astronomy Department at the University of California, Berkeley. It was founded by faculty member Harold Weaver in 1958. Until 2012, RAL maintained a radio astronomy observatory at Hat Creek, near Mt. Lassen. [1]