Adams was born in
Antioch,
Ottoman Empire, to Lucien Harper Adams and Nancy Dorrance Francis Adams, missionary parents, and was brought to the
U.S. in 1885 Such a star later came to be known as a
white dwarf. In 1925, he reported a gravitational redshift caused by Sirius B; this was regarded as significant confirmation of
Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity. It is now known that his reported measurements were incorrect. Along with
Theodore Dunham, he discovered the strong presence of
carbon dioxide in the
infrared spectrum of
Venus. Adams died at the age of 79 in
Pasadena, California. , 1910 ==Awards and honors==