Robert Thalén, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Thalén

Swedish physicist and astronomer

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1827

Place of Birth: Köping, Västmanland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1905

Profession: astronomer, physicist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Tobias Robert Thalén Hon.
FRSE (28 December 1827 – 27 July 1905) was a Swedish physicist.
He was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1884 for his spectroscopic researches.
He was an expert on terrestrial magnetism and spectrum analysis.
He gives his name to the crystalline mineral Thalenite.He worked closely with Anders Ångström.
Together they measured and recorded the spectral lines of many elements and created the science of spectral analysis.