Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy


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Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy


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"Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy" from George Biddell Airy. English mathematician and astronomer (1801 - 1892).
















AUTOBIOG OF SIR GEORGE BIDDELL


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Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy


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This is an autobiography of George Biddell Airy, an English mathematician and astronomer, and the seventh Astronomer Royal. 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.




Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy


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Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy. Cambridge Library Collection. Astronomy. Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) was a prominent mathematician and astronomer. He was an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, fellow of the Royal Society and Astronomer Royal from 1835 until 1881. His many achievements include important work on planetary orbits, the calculation of the mean density of the earth and the establishment of the prime meridian at Greenwich. He was also consulted by the government on a wide range of issues and projects, serving on the weights and measures commission, the tidal harbours commission and the railway gauge commission as well as acting as an advisor for the repair of Big Ben and the laying of the Atlantic cable. His autobiography, edited by his son Wilfred, comprises ten chapters and is drawn from the astronomer's own records of the scientific work he carried out at Greenwich Observatory along with his printed reports and private and business correspondence.