Born Kensington, (London), England, 29 March 1890
Died Herstmonceux, (East Sussex), England, 3 November 1960

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Snedegar, K. (2014). Spencer Jones, Harold. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_1303
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