Airy
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Airy is a surname most notably associated with George Biddell Airy, a prominent 19th-century English astronomer and Astronomer Royal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airy canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil servant
ⓘ
human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
ⓘ
Royal Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1801-07-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1892-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Airy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ geodesy ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition |
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of precision timekeeping for navigation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Newton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre-Simon Laplace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
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establishing the Greenwich meridian as a prime meridian ⓘ improvements in astronomical instrumentation ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableBearer | George Biddell Airy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Airy disk theory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Airy function NERFINISHED ⓘ refinement of planetary orbits ⓘ |
| occupation |
Astronomer Royal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Alnwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Astronomer Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Richarda Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Royal Observatory, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Biddell Airy