George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (born 1868)

George Ellery Hale

American solar astronomer (1868–1938)

George Ellery Hale was an American astrophysicist, best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes; namely, the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory,…