Cornell Mayer
Astronomer
1922 – 2005
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Who was Cornell Mayer?
Cornell H. Mayer was a radio astronomer, who famously was the first to accurately measure the temperature of Venus by measuring the planet's thermal radiation.
Born in Ossian, Iowa, Mayer graduated from the University of Iowa in 1943.
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- Born
- 1922
Ossian - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Iowa
- Died
- Nov 19, 2005
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on July 23, 2013
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