Sir Joseph Lockyer (17 May 1836-16 August 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen he is credited with the discovrery of helium.
Norman Lockyer died on 1920-08-16.
Norman Lockyer was born on 1836-05-17.
Joseph Norman Lockyer has written: 'Astronomy' -- subject(s): Astronomy
Norman Lockyer and Pierre Jules César Janssen
Norman cam from the country state pee pee! Norman cam from the country state pee pee!
In our sun.
Helium was discovered in 1868 by Pierre Janssen and Norman Lockyer
Sir Joseph Lockyer (17 May 1836-16 August 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen he is credited with the discovrery of helium.
He was born on the 17th of May 1836 and died on the 16th of August 1920, at the age of 84.
Helium discoverey (which was spectrocopic) is attributed to Norman Lockyer who was English from Britian and Pierre Janssen who was French from France.
Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen and Norman Lockyer&Edward Frankland in 1868. See also: http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/elem/he.HTML. --------- Sir William ramsay 1895 contributed to the process as did Joseph lockyer 1869
Sir Norman Lockyer discovered helium in 1868 in the spectrum of the sun during a solar eclipse. He noticed a yellow line in the sun's spectrum that did not correspond to any known element at the time, leading to the discovery of the new element helium.