Ira Sprague Bowen
Ira Sprague Bowen (December 21 1898 – February 6 1973) was an American astronomer. In 1927 he discoverd Nebulium not to be a chemical element. He won the Henry Draper Medal in 1942. He won the Bruce Medal in 1957. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1966. A crater on the Moon is named after him, as is the asteroid 3363 Bowen.
External links Bruce Medal page Awarding of Bruce medal: PASP 69 (1957) 105 Awarding of RAS gold medal: QJRAS 7 (1966) 114
Obituaries QJRAS 15 (1974) 193
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