Who was Charlotte Moore Sitterly?
Q: Who was Charlotte Moore Sitterly?
A: Charlotte Moore Sitterly was an American astronomer.
Q: Where was she born?
A: She was born in Ercildoun, Pennsylvania.
Q: What did she study at Princeton University?
A: At Princeton University, she worked on solar spectroscopy, studying the spectral lines of the Sun and identifying the chemical elements in the Sun.
Q: When did she earn her Ph.D.?
A: She earned a Ph.D. in astronomy in 1931 from the University of California, Berkeley on a Lick Fellowship.
Q: What organization did she join in 1945?
A: In 1945, she joined the then National Bureau of Standards (NBS).
Q: What did she publish while working for NBS?
A: While working for NBS, she published tables of atomic spectra and energy levels which have remained essential references in spectroscopy for decades.
Q: How did her work extend later in life?
A: Later in her life, it became possible to launch instruments on rockets and so her work extended to include ultraviolet spectral lines.
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