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Noun

1. huggins, sir william huggins

English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)

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Sir William. 1824–1910, British astronomer. He pioneered the use of spectroscopy in astronomy and discovered the red shift in the lines of a stellar spectrum

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Sir William1824-1910; Eng. astronomer

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Canadian-born American surgeon. He shared a 1966 Nobel Prize for research on the effects of hormones on prostate cancer and breast cancer.

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