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In 1842 i went to the Stockholm Observatory in order to gain experience in practical astronomical work, and in the following year i was appointed keeper of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory.
from 1861 onward i spent time paying special attention to the solar spectrum, my combinations of the spectroscope with photography for the study of the solar system resulted in proving that the sun`s atmosphere contains hydrogen, among other elements in 1862.
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I devised a method of measuring thermal conductivity, showing it to be proportional to electrical conductivity. In 1853 I pointed out that the electric spark yields two superposed spectra, one from the metal of the electrode and the other from the gas through which it passes