George Biddell Airy
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"For his Papers, On the principle of the construction of the Achromatic Eye-pieces of Telescopes, - On the Spherical Aberration of the Eye-pieces of Telescopes, and for other Papers on Optical Subjects in the Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical So
(1831, Copley Medal)
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1801-07-27
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Airy's love of order drove him to improve the Greenwich Observatory's instruments and systems, but it also caused him to regard larger-scale scientific and technological innovations too cautiously.
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natural sciences and mathematics
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mathematician
astronomer
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george biddell airy a pal of william whewell
(William Whewell)
george biddell airy work related to carl friedrich gauss
(Carl Friedrich Gauss)
george biddell airy opposed work of charles babbage
(Charles Finney)
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robert southey visited by george biddell airy
(Robert Southey)
adam sedgwick knew george biddell airy
(Adam Sedgwick)
samuel hunter christie wrote report with george biddell airy
(Samuel Hunter Christie)
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George Airy was the son of a self-educated farmer turned civil servant.
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At the age of 12, young George requested that he be raised instead by his wealthy, well-educated and well-connected uncle Arthur Biddell, and his financially burdened parents did not object.
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Through his uncle's connections, he got into Trinity College and began an impressive student career which concluded with his graduation as the best of his class in 1823.
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Airy disk
Airy function
Isostasy
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English mathematician and astronomer.
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1892-01-02
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President of the Royal Society
(1873, 1871, Royal Society, President)
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