Norman Lockyer

English scientist and astronomer.

1838 CE to 1907 CE

Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, FRS (17 May 1836 – 16 August 1920), known simply as Norman Lockyer, is an English scientist and astronomer.

Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium.

Lockyer also is remembered for being the founder and first editor of the influential journal Nature.

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