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For a list of works by George Biddell Airy (with digital copies) see Wikisource. A complete list of Airy's 518 printed papers is in Airy (1896). Among the most important are: (1826) Mathematical Tracts on Physical Astronomy
It was founded for navigational purposes in 1675 by King Charles II of England at Greenwich, and the astronomer in charge was given the title of astronomer royal. Its primary contributions were in practical astronomy—navigation, timekeeping, determination of star positions, and almanac publication.
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Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) was Astronomer Royal and director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich between 1835 and 1881. Under his directorship the Observatory was transformed into an organisation that embodied a factory mentality.
May 27, 2020 · The claim that George Biddell Airy wrote a paper titled “On certain Conditions under which Perpetual Motion is possible” which was published in the Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society is true. The full text of the (short) paper can be read on Google Books.
Sir George Biddell Airy (; 27 July 18012 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. His many achievements include work on planetary orbits, measuring the mean density of the Earth, a method of solution of two-dimensional problems in solid mechanics and, in his role as Astronomer Royal ...
He met with early success, producing a mathematical textbook in 1826 and numerous papers on optics. He became Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1826 and two years later was made Plumian Professor of Astronomy and director of the Cambridge Observatory.
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Airy published a dozen books, mainly in the fields of mathematics, optics, and astronomy, and wrote over 500 scientific papers. He also wrote essays on topics ranging from early Hebrew scriptures to Roman military history.
