Leah Brown Allen (November 6, 1884 in Providence, Rhode Island[1] – February 1973[2]) was an American astronomer and Professor of Astronomy at Hood College.
She studied at Hope Street School, 1902, then at Brown University, 1904–1906, for special work in astronomy under Professor Winslow Upton.[3] Allen joined Lick Observatory as Carnegie Assistant in 1908.[3] She received her M.A. from Wellesley College in 1912.[4] Professor Allen began teaching astronomy at Hood in 1928.[5]
Awards and honors
editThe following prizes are named in her honor:
- Leah B. Allen Award for Excellence in Math and Science, Hood College
- Leah B. Allen Prize in Astronomy, Hood College
Allen was a member of the following societies:
- American Astronomical Society[6]
- AAVSO, Charter Member [7]
Correspondents
editPublications
edit- "A study of the peculiar spectrum of the star Eta Centauri" (Master's thesis, 1912) is held in the Wellesley College Archives Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine.
- The radial velocities of twenty southern variable stars of class Me ; A study of the changes in the spectrum of T Centauri (Lick Observatory bulletin) University of California Press (1925) WorldCat
References
edit- ^ "Person Details for Leah Brown Allen, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ "Person Details for Leah Allen, "United States Social Security Death Index" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ a b Mary Proctor."Halley's Comet after 75 years rushes Earthward again", San Francisco Call, August 23, 1908.
- ^ Wellesley College (15 October 1942). Report of the President. Wellesley, Mass – via Internet Archive.
- ^ http://www.hood.edu/adminservices/news.cfm?featureID=2031[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Fifty-seventh Meeting of the AAS was held at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, from Monday to Wednesday, December 28–30, 1936 at the invitation of Leah B. Allen, Professor of Astronomy. "History of the American Astronomical Society". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Dorrit Hoffleit "The Maria Mitchell Observatory:For Astronomical Research and Public Enlightenment"Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Volume30, 2001, p70" http://www.aavso.org/publications/ejaavso/v30n1/62.pdf Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Finding Aid to the William F. Meggers Papers, 1917-1966". www.aip.org.
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