Lockyer, Joseph Norman

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Sir (Joseph) Norman Lockyer (1836–1920); astronomer and journal editor.

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Sir (Joseph) Norman Lockyer (1836–1920; Oxford DNB); astronomer and journal editor. Published many scientific works, as well as on education and archaeology. Held the position of editor of Nature for fifty years. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.

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Walery. Portrait of Sir (Joseph) Norman Lockyer. Carbon Print. Sampson Low & Co., 1889. NPG x9147 © National Portrait Gallery, London. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw189813/Sir-Joseph-Norman-Lockyer.

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“Lockyer, Joseph Norman,” The History of the Society of Authors, 1884–1914, accessed April 25, 2024, https://historysoa.com/people/Lockyer-Joseph-Norman.

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