Horace W. Babcock
Horace W. Babcock | |
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Babcock in 1976 | |
| Born | September 13, 1912 |
| Died | August 29, 2003 (aged 90) |
| Known for | Adaptive Optics Babcock Model |
| Awards | Henry Draper Medal (1957) Eddington Medal (1958) Bruce Medal (1969) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1970) George Ellery Hale Prize (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy |
Horace Welcome Babcock (September 13, 1912 – August 29, 2003) was an American astronomer. He was the son of Harold D. Babcock.