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Herbert Hall Turner ( August 13 1861 – August 20 1930) was a British astronomer and seismologist.

He won the Bruce Medal in 1927.

In seismology, he is credited with the discovery of deep-focus earthquake s.

He is credited with coining the word parsec.

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