After graduation, he joined the staff of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton as an assistant to Dr. William Wallace Campbell. From 1909 to 1913, he was in charge of the observatory's southern station in Chile before returning to the United States. He spent many years performing radial velocity measurements of stars, which culminated in 1928 with the publication of a general catalog. Moore paid particular attention to the spectroscopic studies of binary stars.[1] He acted as the president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1920 and 1928.
In 1936 he became the assistant director of Lick Observatory, then the director in 1942. He joined five observatory solar eclipse expeditions, and directed two of these. In 1944 he began to suffer health issues because of the observatory's altitude, and so resigned as director in 1948. He taught at Berkeley until his retirement in 1948.[1] Prior to his death, he and Dr. F. J. Neubauer released the Fifth Catalogue of the Orbital Elements of Spectroscopic Binary Stars.[2]
He was married to Fredrico Chase in 1907 and the couple had two daughters.[1] The lunar crater Moore was named after him in 1970.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdLeonard, Frederick C. (1949). "Joseph Haines Moore, 1878-1949". Popular Astronomy. 57: 372–375. Bibcode:1949PA.....57..372.
^ abAitken, R. G. (1949). "Joseph Haines Moore: 1878-1949. A Tribute". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 61 (360): 125. Bibcode:1949PASP...61..125A. doi:10.1086/126145.
^Moore, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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Portrait of Joseph Haines Moore from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
joseph, haines, moore, september, 1878, march, 1949, american, astronomer, born, 1878, september, 1878wilmington, ohiodiedmarch, 1949, 1949, aged, oakland, californiaeducationph, 1903, alma, materjohns, hopkins, universityspousefredrica, chase, 1907, childrenm. Joseph Haines Moore September 7 1878 March 15 1949 was an American astronomer Joseph Haines MooreBorn 1878 09 07 September 7 1878Wilmington OhioDiedMarch 15 1949 1949 03 15 aged 70 Oakland CaliforniaEducationPh D 1903 Alma materJohns Hopkins UniversitySpouseFredrica Chase m 1907 ChildrenMary KathrynMargaret ElizabethParentsJohn Haines Moore father Mary Anne Haines mother Scientific careerFieldsAstronomyInstitutionsLick ObservatoryThesisThe Fluorescence and Absorption Spectra of Sodium Vapor 1903 Doctoral advisorRobert W WoodOther academic advisorsSimon NewcombHenry A Rowland He was born in Wilmington Ohio the only child of John Haines Moore and Anne Haines He attended Wilmington College receiving an A B degree in 1897 Thereafter he studied astronomy at Johns Hopkins University and was awarded his Ph D in 1903 1 2 After graduation he joined the staff of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton as an assistant to Dr William Wallace Campbell From 1909 to 1913 he was in charge of the observatory s southern station in Chile before returning to the United States He spent many years performing radial velocity measurements of stars which culminated in 1928 with the publication of a general catalog Moore paid particular attention to the spectroscopic studies of binary stars 1 He acted as the president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1920 and 1928 In 1936 he became the assistant director of Lick Observatory then the director in 1942 He joined five observatory solar eclipse expeditions and directed two of these In 1944 he began to suffer health issues because of the observatory s altitude and so resigned as director in 1948 He taught at Berkeley until his retirement in 1948 1 Prior to his death he and Dr F J Neubauer released the Fifth Catalogue of the Orbital Elements of Spectroscopic Binary Stars 2 He was married to Fredrico Chase in 1907 and the couple had two daughters 1 The lunar crater Moore was named after him in 1970 3 References edit a b c d Leonard Frederick C 1949 Joseph Haines Moore 1878 1949 Popular Astronomy 57 372 375 Bibcode 1949PA 57 372 a b Aitken R G 1949 Joseph Haines Moore 1878 1949 A Tribute Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 61 360 125 Bibcode 1949PASP 61 125A doi 10 1086 126145 Moore Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature International Astronomical Union IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature WGPSN External links editPortrait of Joseph Haines Moore from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive UC Santa Cruz Library s Digital Collections Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Haines Moore amp oldid 1188282467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
