George Biddell Airy (Q20018)

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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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    George Biddell Airy
    English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)
    • George Airy
    • Sir George Biddell Airy
    • Sir G. B. 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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    reference URL
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=true
    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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    Wikimedia import URL
    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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    Commons gallery
    George Biddell Airy
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    Identifiers

    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
    w6w779z7
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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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