Person Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); British astronomer and mathematician Airy George Biddell Sir British astronomer and mathematician 1801 - 1892 British Male Alnwick, Northumberland, England 27 July 1801 1801 Greenwich, London 02 January 1892 1892

Astronomy Education: MA Career: Astronomer Royal 1836-1892 Honours: CB 1871; KCB 1872 Memberships: FRAS; Institute of France (Corresponding) Father-in-law of Edward John Routh (FRS 1872) Royal Society roles: VP 1848-1849; PRS 1871-1873; VP 1873-1874 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1831; Royal Medal 1845 Lectures: Bakerian 1840 Fellow 21/01/1836 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1892 vol 51 pp i-xxi signed by E J R References: R K Bluhm, 'A Note on the Origin of the Society's Conversaziones' in NR 1958 vol 13 pp 61-63 John R Levene, 'Sir George Biddell Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Discovery and Correction of Astigmatism' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 180-199, plate Otto Mayr, 'Victorian Physicists and Speed Regulation: An Encounter Between Science and Technology' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 205-228 John R Levene, 'Sir G B Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Symptomatology of Migraine' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 15-23 W H McCrea, 'The Royal Observatory and the Study of Gravitation' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 133-140, plate Charles H Cotter, 'The Royal Society and the Deviation of the Compass' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 297-309 James Gabriel O'Hara, 'Gauss and the Royal Society: The Reception of His Ideas on Magnetism in Britain (1832-1842)' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 17-78 Peter J Turvey, 'Sir John Herschel and the Abandonment of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 1' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 165-176 Allan Chapman, 'George Biddell Airy, FRS (1801-1892): A Centenary Commemoration' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 103-110, plate Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory, FRS, mathematician: "the most unlucky person that ever existed"' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 223-247 Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204 Vanity Fair 13 November 1875 M Croarken, 'Astronomical labourers: Maskelyne's assistants at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1765 - 1811' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 285 - 298 ©The Royal Society/University of Cambridge, Institute of Astronomy International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 27 Jul 1801 - 2 Jan 1892 NA8035 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 10/02/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/24591712 7065d6b6-54bc-4fa1-bedb-162418e23dd1