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The first editor of Nature was a self-taught astronomer whose contributions included the prediction of the existence of helium on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Although the journal he edited was successful, Lockyer never convinced the scientific world of the ultimate validity of his own scientific work.
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MEADOWS, A. Lockyer as Astronomer. Nature 225, 230–232 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225230a0
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