George Biddell Airy
Astronomer
1801 – 1892
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Who was George Biddell Airy?
Sir George Biddell Airy, KCB, PRS was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. His many achievements include work on planetary orbits, measuring the mean density of the Earth, a method of solution of two-dimensional problems in solid mechanics and, in his role as Astronomer Royal, establishing Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. His reputation has been tarnished by allegations that, through his inaction, Britain lost the opportunity of priority in the discovery of Neptune.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1801
Alnwick - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Colchester Royal Grammar School
- Died
- Jan 2, 1892
Greenwich
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on July 23, 2013
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