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(Q20018)

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George Biddell Airy

English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)

  • George Airy
  • Sir George Biddell Airy
  • Sir G. B. Airy
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George Biddell Airy

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name in native language
George Biddell Airy (English)
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given name
George
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family name
Airy
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native language
English
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writing language
English
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honorific prefix
Sir
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award received
Copley Medal
point in time
1831
award rationale
For his Papers, On the principle of the construction of the Achromatic Eye-pieces of Telescopes, - On the Spherical Aberration of the Eye-pieces of Telescopes, and for other Papers on Optical Subjects in the Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Soc (English)
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title
Award winners : Copley Medal (English)
publisher
Royal Society
language of work or name
English
retrieved
30 December 2018
Royal Medal
point in time
1845
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Lalande Prize
point in time
1834
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Albert Medal
point in time
1876
award rationale
for eminent services rendered to Commerce by his researches in nautical astronomy and in magnetism, and by his improvements in the application of the mariner's compass to the navigation of iron ships (English)
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stated in
English Wikipedia
Bakerian Lecture
point in time
1840
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_Bakerian_Medal
quotation
On the Theoretical Explanation of an apparent new Polarity of Light. (English)
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
subject named as
Airy, Sir G. B.
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George Biddell Airy
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FAST ID
1797345
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SBN author ID
LIAV044469
subject named as
Airy, George Biddell
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J9U ID
987007257529205171
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NUKAT ID
n2010123546
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CONOR.SI ID
278193507
subject named as
Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
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Academic Tree ID
90850
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BHL creator ID
21772
subject named as
Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892
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De Agostini ID
Airy,+sir+George+Biddel
subject named as
Airy, sir George Biddel
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FactGrid item ID
Q750699
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LBT person ID
GeAiry1892
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MR Author ID
319487
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NBM authority ID
39137
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openMLOL author ID
170782
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SNAC ARK ID
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w66979np
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SNARC ID
Q70078
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Te Papa agent ID
40983
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Treccani ID
sir-george-biddel-airy
subject named as
Airy, Sir George Biddel
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WBIS ID
B2000712
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B1837
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WikiTree person ID
Airy-55
subject named as
Sir George Biddell Airy (27 Jul 1801 - 2 Jan 1892)
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