Work : New Job 1952 (Mt. Wilson Observatory)
Family : Change residence 1952 (Santa Barbara)
Social : End a program of study 1953 (Achieved his PhD.)
Work : New Job 1956 (Astronomer at Hale Observatory)
Relationship : Marriage 1959
Work : Prize 1963 (Awards for his discoveries)
Death:Death by Disease 13 November 2010 (Age 84 of pancreatic cancer) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American astronomer and scientist who developed the theory of a continually expanding and contracting universe. His research led him to theorize that the universe was at least 25 billion years old and went through a series of periods of 80 billion years. Sandage was the astronomer for Mt. Wilson Observatory 1952, moving to Santa Barbara 1952-1956, becoming the staff astronomer in 1956 at Hale Observatory. In 1963 he made significant discoveries and was honored with awards. He achieved his PhD in 1953. Sandage married in 1959, they had two sons. Suffering from pancreatic cancer, he died on 13 November 2010 at age 84 at his home in San Gabriel, California. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
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