# Adam Prazmowski

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{{Short description|Polish astronomer and astrophysicist}}{{Expand language|langcode=fr|langcode2=de|langcode3=pl|date=November 2024|topic=bio}}thumb|upright|Adam Prazmowski.
'''Adam Józef Ignacy Prażmowski''' (1821–1885) was a [Polish](/source/Polish_people) [astronomer](/source/astronomer) and [astrophysicist](/source/astrophysicist) of the 19th century.{{sfn|Rybka|1985|p=303}} He worked in 1839 to 1850 at the [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw) Observatory. Among his many discoveries, he discovered the [polarized](/source/polarization_in_astronomy) emissions from the Sun's corona in 1860.{{sfn|Rybka|1985|p=305}}

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===Sources===
* {{cite journal |last=Rybka |first=Przemysław |title=Adam Prażmowski (1821—1885) |journal=[Urania](/source/Urania_%E2%80%93_Post%C4%99py_Astronomii) |volume=56 |issue=11 |pages=303-306 |issn=0042-0794 |date=1985 |url=http://www.urania.edu.pl/pliki/archiwum/urania_1985_11.pdf}}

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*{{in lang|pl}} [http://www.wiw.pl/astronomia/a-prazmowski.asp Short Biography]

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