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  1. George Peacock. Sir George Biddell Airy KCB FRS ( / ˈɛəri /; 27 July 1801 – 2 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1826 to 1828 and the seventh Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.

  2. Astronomer George Biddell Airy designed the legendary Airy Transit Circle telescope which defined the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1823 Airy worked as an assistant tutor in mathematics.

  3. Sir George Biddell Airy was an English scientist who was astronomer royal from 1835 to 1881. Airy graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1823. He became Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge in 1826 and Plumian professor of astronomy and director of the Cambridge observatory in.

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  4. Sep 27, 2021 · One interesting tale surrounds the portrait of a figure maybe less well known to the general reader, the astronomer Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892). Airy is an odd character for historians of science.

  5. Dec 4, 2007 · Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy : Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.

  6. George Airy, 1859 RGO 6/146: 254. 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. Division of labour was implemented into every operation, and new ...

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  8. Sir George Biddell Airy (1801–1892) was a prominent mathematician and astronomer. He was an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, fellow of the Royal Society and Astronomer Royal from 1835 until 1881.

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