Sir George Biddell Airy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1801-07-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Alnwick,_Northumberland,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Arthur_Airy
gptkb:Evangel_Airy
gptkb:Hilda_Airy
gptkb:Hubert_Airy
gptkb:Osmund_Airy
gptkb:Wilfrid_Airy
gptkbp:deathDate 1892-01-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Greenwich,_London,_England
gptkbp:electedFellowOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Academy
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
geodesy
physics
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:FRS
gptkb:KCB
Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir George Biddell Airy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Greenwich_Observatory
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement contributed to the theory of isostasy
contributed to the understanding of tides
established the prime meridian at Greenwich
improved astronomical instruments
studied planetary orbits
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Edward_James_Stone
gptkb:William_Christie
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Airy_disk
gptkb:Airy_function
contributions to Greenwich Mean Time
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Playford,_Suffolk,_England
gptkbp:signature George Biddell Airy signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Richarda_Smith
gptkbp:termEnd 1881
gptkbp:termStart 1835
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3