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Henri Buisson

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Henri Buisson (French: [ɑ̃ʁi bɥisɔ̃]; 1873–1944)[1] was a French physicist. Buisson and Charles Fabry discovered the ozone layer in 1913.[2]

Buisson was born on 15 July 1873 in Paris and died on 6 January 1944 in Marseille, at age 70.[3]

The lunar crater Buisson was named after him in 1970.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mulligan, Joseph F. (1998). "Who were Fabry and P&eactute;rot?". American Journal of Physics. 66 (9): 797–802. Bibcode:1998AmJPh..66..797M. doi:10.1119/1.18960.
  2. ^ Nathan, Terrence R. (January 2021). Photography's Pivotal Role in the Discovery of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer. 101st Annual AMS Meeting 2021, held online, 10-15 January 2021, Session: 19th History Symposium / Exploring the Historiography of Meteorology's Heroes; General Session on the History of Atmospheric and Related Sciences. id. 10.8. Bibcode:2021AMS...10183432N.
  3. ^ Fabry, Ch. (1945). "Henri Buisson (1873-1944)". L'Astronomie (in French). 59: 88–88. Bibcode:1945LAstr..59...88F.
  4. ^ "Buisson". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.