John Evershed
John Evershed | |
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| Born | 26 February 1864 |
| Died | 17 November 1956 (aged 92) Ewhurst, Surrey, UK |
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| Spouse | Mary Acworth Orr Evershed |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
John Evershed CIE FRS FRAS (26 February 1864 – 17 November 1956) was an English astronomer. He was the first to observe radial motions in sunspots, a phenomenon now known as the Evershed effect.