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draper, henry

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Dra·per   (drā'pər)   
American astronomer who developed methods for photographing the heavens and was the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).
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Draper   (drā'pər)  Pronunciation Key 
American astronomer who developed methods for photographing celestial objects and phenomena. He became the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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