Charles Augustus Young (1834-1908)


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Name (English): Charles Augustus Young
Short name: Charles Augustus Young
Year of birth: 1834
Year of death: 1908
Short Description: Charles Augustus Young (15 December 1834 – 4 January 1908) one of the foremost solar spectroscopist astronomers in the United States. He observed solar eclipses and worked on spectroscopy of the Sun. He observed a solar flare with a spectroscope on 3 August 1872, and also noted that it coincided with a magnetic storm on Earth.

Young graduated from Dartmouth College in 1853. For two years, he taught classes at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. The following year, he studied at the theological seminary in Andover, while also continuing to teach.

In 1857, he became the Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Western Reserve College, now known as Case Western Reserve University, devoting nine years. Young´s name is inscribed on the Loomis Observatory, which is the oldest observatory in the United States still remaining in its original location.
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[Last update: 2023/07/19]