Charles Wylie

Charles Clayton Wylie (1886–1976) was the first PhD graduate from University of Illinois' astronomy department. He graduated with his doctorate in 1922 for his work "The Eclipsing Binary Sigma Aquilae, the Cepheid Variable Eta Aquilae." ^[1] He remained at the University of Illinois Observatory as an instructor until 1925 when he left for the University of Iowa where he remained for the rest of his career. Trained in photoelectric photometry by Joel Stebbins, he shifted his research focus to meteors and meteorites because of the lack of equipment at Iowa City. He authored several books including "Our starland: An easy guide to the study of the heavens," "Astronomy, maps, and weather," and "Problems in Practical Astronomy."^[2]

References

^ Nash, David. History of the University of Illinois Observatory and 12" Refractor, University of Illinois Astronomy Department, January 20, 1997 University of Illinois. Retrieved June 9, 2009
^ "University of Illinois Astronomy PhD Program Graduates", University of Illinois, accessed June 9, 2009.

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Name	Wylie, Charles
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Short description	First PdhD Graduate from University of Illinois astronomy department
Date of birth	1886
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Date of death	1976
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