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Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 – 22 July 1938) was an English mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States and became a naturalised American citizen in 1923.
Ernest William Brown was a British-born American mathematician and astronomer known for his theory of the motion of the Moon. Educated at the University of Cambridge in England, Brown began there to study the motion of the Moon by a method devised by G.W. Hill of the United States.
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ERNEST WILLIAM BROWN 1866-1938 BY FRANK SCHLESINGER AND DIRK BROUWER Ernest William Brown's forbears on both sides lived at Hull, England, or in its immediate neighborhood. His father's father, William Brown (born 1806) was in early life a sailor, later a ship owner and a ship broker. His father (1837-1893), also
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He taught mathematics from 1891 to 1907 at Haverford College and from 1907 to 1932 at Yale University. Starting with refinements of George W. Hill ’s work, Brown devoted his career to the theory of the Moon’s motion and constructing accurate lunar tables.
Ernest William Brown. President, 1915–1916. Sc.D. University of Cambridge, U.K., 1897. Brown, born in England, became internationally recognized as one of the premier mathematical astronomers of the time, contributing greatly to the theory of the moon's orbit, and to the more general field of celestial mechanics.
Quick Info. Born. 29 November 1866 Hull, Yorkshire, England. Died. 23 July 1938 New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Summary. Ernest Brown worked on lunar and planetary motion. View one larger picture. Biography. Ernest Brown's parents were Emma Martin and William Brown.
Ernest William Brown FRS [1] (29 November 1866 – 22 July 1938) was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States. His life's work was the study of the Moon's motion (lunar theory) and the compilation of extremely accurate lunar tables.
