Sir George Airy

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Sir George Airy was a 19th-century British astronomer and Astronomer Royal renowned for his influential work in celestial mechanics, geodesy, and timekeeping.

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George Biddell Airy 25
George Airy 1
Sir George Airy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Astronomer Royal
British scientist
astronomer
human
awardReceived Copley Medal
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Medal
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1801-07-27
dateOfDeath 1892-01-02
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge
employer Royal Observatory, Greenwich
University of Cambridge
familyName Airy
fieldOfWork astronomy
celestial mechanics
geodesy
mathematics
optics
timekeeping
givenName George
hasAsteroidNamedAfter 3112 Airy
hasCraterNamedAfter Airy (Martian crater)
Airy (lunar crater)
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor defining the Greenwich Mean Time standard
precision meridian observations
standardization of time in Britain
work on the figure of the Earth
languageSpoken English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Society
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
middleName Biddell
notableWork Airy disk theory in optics
linked to: Airy disk

Airy isostasy model in geophysics
Airy stress function in elasticity
establishment of the Greenwich Prime Meridian
geodetic survey work in Britain
improvement of astronomical timekeeping at Greenwich
refinement of planetary orbits
placeOfBirth Alnwick
Northumberland
placeOfDeath England
Greenwich
London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Astronomer Royal
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
residence Cambridge
linked to: CAMBRIDGE

Greenwich
spouse Richarda Smith

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Great Clock of Westminster designedBy Sir George Airy
Astronomer Royal hasTitleHolder George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Lalande Prize hasNotableRecipient George Biddell Airy
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John Couch Adams hasAcademicAdvisor George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Airy disk namedAfter George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Board of Longitude notableAssociatedPerson George Airy
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Airy 1830 ellipsoid namedAfter George Biddell Airy
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Airy 1830 ellipsoid developedBy George Biddell Airy
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J. C. Adams hasAcademicAdvisor George Biddell Airy
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Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry notableHolder George Biddell Airy
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Airy (Martian crater) namedAfter George Biddell Airy
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Airy (Martian crater) eponym George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Biddell isMiddleNameOf George Biddell Airy
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Biddell nameBearer George Biddell Airy
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Airy notableBearer George Biddell Airy
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Airy isostasy model proposedBy George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Airy isostasy model namedAfter George Biddell Airy
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3112 Airy namedAfter George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Airy (lunar crater) namedAfter George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Airy (lunar crater) eponym George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Airy (lunar crater) honoursPerson George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Richarda Smith spouse George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Richarda Smith marriedToAstronomerRoyal George Biddell Airy
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Richarda Smith spouseName George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy
Airy Transit Circle designedBy George Biddell Airy
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Airy Transit Circle namedAfter George Biddell Airy
linked to: Sir George Airy