George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy (; 27 July 18012 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1826 to 1828 and the seventh 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.
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On the nature of the light in the two rays produced by the double refraction of quartz
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Addition to a paper "On the nature of the light in the two rays produced by the double refraction of quartz"
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Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
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Verification and extension of La Caille's arc of meridian at the Cape of Good Hope
Published 1866Other Authors: “…Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892…”
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Extracts of papers printed and manuscript, laid before the Commission appointed to consider the steps to be taken for restoration of the standards of weight and measure, and the su...
Published 1840Other Authors: “…Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892…”
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The Encyclopaedia of pure mathematics.
Published 1847Other Authors: Search for the full-text version of this title in HathiTrust
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