Bengt Edlén
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Bengt Edlén (November 2, 1906 – February 10, 1993) was a Swedish professor of physics and astronomer specialized in spectroscopy. He participated in solving the Corona Mystery: unidentified spectral lines in the spectrum of sun was speculatively believed to originate from a hitherto unidentified chemical element coined Coronium, but instead revealed, by Edlén, to be lines from several times ionized iron. His discovery wasn't immediately accepted, since the alleged ionization required a temperatur of million degrees - later such solar corona temperatures were verified.
He also made an important contribution in analyzing spectra of Wolf-Rayet stars [1][2].
Edlén was professor at Lund's University 1944–73.
Bengt Edlén received The Gold Metal of Royal Astronomical Society 1945 for the solution of the Corona Mystery, and later the Henry Draper Medal in 1968.
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- ^ Beals, C. S. (1933). "Classification and temperatures of Wolf-Rayet stars". The Observatory 56: 196–197.
- ^ Swings, P. (1942). "The Spectra of Wolf-Rayet Stars and Related Objects". Astrophysical Journal 95: 112–133. doi:.
