About
English scientist and astronomer who is credited with discovering the gas helium and was the founder of the journal Nature.
Before Fame
He worked as a civil servant in the British War office.
Trivia
He led eight expeditions to observe solar eclipses, including one in 1870 to Sicily and one in 1871 to India.
Family Life
He married Winifred James with whom he settled in South London.
Associated With
Ten years after he discovered gaseous helium, William Ramsay discovered terrestrial helium.
