Reynold Kenneth Young
Reynold Kenneth Young (October 4, 1886 – February 27, 1973) was a Canadian astronomer.
Reynold Kenneth Young | |
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| Born | October 4, 1886 |
| Died | February 27, 1973 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Education | Ph.D. in astronomy (1912) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Binary stars, astrometric studies |
| Spouses | Wilhelmine Ellen Aitken
(m. 1912)
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| Children | Marjorie Jean Young (b. 1913) John Young (b. 1915) |
| Awards | Gold Medal, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (1909) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Dominion Observatory Dominion Astrophysical Observatory David Dunlap Observatory |
| Thesis | Polarization of the Light in the Solar Corona (1912) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Wallace Campbell |
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