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Languages
English
Children
4 children: Christabel Airy, Hilda Routh, Hubert Airy, Wilfrid Airy
Education
Colchester Royal Grammar School, Trinity College
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
鸡 Rooster
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek (Γεώργῐος)
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George Biddell Airy: English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892).
Born in Alnwick (died at age 90).
12 awards including Albert Medal.
Studied at Colchester Royal Grammar School.
AWARDS (12)
B
Albert Medal
WON
B
Copley Medal
WON
B
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
WON
B
Fellow of the Royal Society
WON
Biography
Sir George Biddell Airy 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. 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, establishing Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian.
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George Biddell Airy was born in Alnwick.
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