Concept information
Preferred term
coronagraph
Definition
- An instrument which, when used in a telescope, produces an artificial eclipse, permitting the study of the solar corona without a total eclipse of the Sun. It was invented in 1930 by the French astronomer Bernard Lyot (1897-1952). (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=coronagraph&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- coronograph
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-WZXF7592-5
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