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He studied engineering, physics, and chemistry at the University of Paris, and from 1920 until his death he worked for the Meudon Observatory. He became a specialist in optics and created tools to investigate the polarization of light reflected from planets.

During observations on Pic du Midi, he found that the lunar surface behaves like volcanic dust and that MarsMars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos, both small and odd has sandstorms.

Using polarimeter s he improved the coronagraphSOHO NASA A coronagraph is a telescopic attachment designed specifically to block out the harsh, direct light from a star, so that nearby objects can be resolved without burning out the telescope's optics. The name comes from the fact that the first coron he had previously invented, and he was the first to create motion pictures of solar prominence s. Also, he found new spectral lines in the coronaFor other meanings, see corona (disambiguation The corona is the luminous " atmosphere" of the Sun extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagraph. An interesting feature of.

He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyThe Gold Medal is the highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society. In the early years, more than one medal was often awarded in a year, but by 1833 only one medal was being awarded per year. This caused a problem when Neptune was discovered in 1846, b in 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26, the Bruce MedalThe Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy. See also Past laureates are: 1898 Simon Newcomb 1899 Arthur Auwers 1900 David Gill 1902 Giovanni V. in 1947, and the Henry Draper Medal in 1951.