Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge

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academic chair endowed professorship professorship in astronomy

The Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy and related physical sciences, historically held by leading figures in astrophysical research and teaching at the university.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic chair ⓘ endowed professorship ⓘ professorship in astronomy ⓘ
academicDiscipline	astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ experimental philosophy of natural science ⓘ
academicRank	professor ⓘ
affiliation	Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge ⓘ Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge ⓘ University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endowmentBy	Thomas Plume ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ physics ⓘ
hasNotableHolder	Arthur Stanley Eddington ⓘ surface form: Arthur Eddington Donald Lynden-Bell ⓘ Fred Hoyle ⓘ Sir George Airy ⓘ surface form: George Biddell Airy George Howard Darwin ⓘ surface form: George Darwin Harold Jeffreys ⓘ Hugh Newall ⓘ James Challis ⓘ John Couch Adams ⓘ Martin Rees ⓘ Raymond Arthur Lyttleton ⓘ surface form: Raymond Lyttleton
hasQuality	endowed ⓘ prestigious ⓘ
hasTitleComponent	Astronomy ⓘ Experimental Philosophy ⓘ Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Plumian Professor
historicalFocus	gravitational physics ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ theoretical astrophysics ⓘ
inception	1704 ⓘ
jurisdiction	University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge, England ⓘ surface form: Cambridge England ⓘ University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Thomas Plume ⓘ
partOf	academic staff positions at the University of Cambridge ⓘ
purpose	advance astrophysical research ⓘ support research in astronomy ⓘ support teaching in astronomy ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ

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Arthur Stanley Eddington → positionHeld → Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge ⓘ

George Howard Darwin → positionHeld → Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge ⓘ