Alfred Harrison Joy
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Alfred Harrison Joy (September 23, 1882 – April 18, 1973) was an American astronomer.
After graduating, he spent ten years teaching at the American University of Beirut. When World War I prevented his return to Beirut, he joined the staff of Mount Wilson Observatory and remained there nearly sixty years.
Some of his most famous work was in the line of T Tauri stars.
He won the Bruce Medal in 1950. Joy crater on the Moon is named after him.
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