J. Richard Fisher
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J. Richard Fisher is an astronomer
at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
at Charlottesville, VA. He received his Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Maryland, College Park
and his B.S. in Physics from the Pennsylvania State University
.
Fisher, along with R. Brent Tully
, proposed the now-famous Tully-Fisher relation
in the paper, A New Method of Determining Distances to Galaxies (published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
, Vol. 54, No. 3, February 1977).
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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at Charlottesville, VA. He received his Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
and his B.S. in Physics from the Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
.
Fisher, along with R. Brent Tully
R. Brent Tully
R. Brent Tully is an astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu, Hawaii.Tully's specialty is astrophysics of galaxies. He, along with J. Richard Fisher, proposed the now-famous Tully-Fisher relation in a paper, A New Method of Determining Distances to Galaxies, published in Astronomy...
, proposed the now-famous Tully-Fisher relation
Tully-Fisher relation
In astronomy, the Tully–Fisher relation, published by astronomers R. Brent Tully and J. Richard Fisher in 1977, is an empirical relationship between the intrinsic luminosity of a spiral galaxy and its velocity width...
in the paper, A New Method of Determining Distances to Galaxies (published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
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, Vol. 54, No. 3, February 1977).
External links
- J. Richard Fisher's Homepage
- J. Richard Fisher's profile at the University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...