1. Airy George Biddell Airy. Born 27 July 1801 George Airy's father was WilliamAiry while his mother was Ann Biddell. William Airy was from http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Airy.html

George Biddell Airy Born: 27 July 1801 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England Died: 2 Jan 1892 in Greenwich, England Click the picture above to see six larger pictures Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index George Airy 's father was William Airy while his mother was Ann Biddell. William Airy was from Lincolnshire and Ann was the daughter of a farmer from Suffolk. Originally William had been a farmer too, but he had educated himself and risen to the position of tax inspector. When George was born his parents were living in Northumberland where William was a collector of excise, but in the following year the family moved to Hereford when William was transferred there. George attended Byatt Walker's school in Colchester and at the age of ten he took first place at the end of his primary school career. He had learnt some useful skills at the school such as arithmetic, double-entry book keeping and how to use a slide rule. He had probably learned more, however, from studying his father's books. He wrote in his autobiography that (see [3]):- ... he was not a favourite with his school mates. Eggen writes [1]:- An introverted but not shy child, Airy was, even for the time and especially for his circumstances, a young snob. Nevertheless, he overcame some of the dislike of his schoolmates by his great skill and inventiveness in the construction of peashooters and other such devices.

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5. Airy, George (1801-1892) -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Scientific Biography airy, george (18011892), English astronomer and mathematician who wasappointed Astronomer Royal and modernized the Greenwich Observatory. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Airy.html

Branch of Science Astronomers Branch of Science Mathematicians ... English Airy, George (1801-1892) English astronomer and mathematician who was appointed Astronomer Royal and modernized the Greenwich Observatory. Airy is best known for his failure to follow up Adams ' calculations, which would have led to the discovery of Neptune Adams Le Verrier Additional biographies: MacTutor (St. Andrews) Bonn Author: Eric W. Weisstein

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CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH SATURDAY 29th March 2003 Text only BBC Homepage History Topics ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! The Airy Transit Circle By Emily Winterburn The Victorians brought order to everything - scientific research included. Emily Winterburn introduces George Airy, Astronomer Royal and chief rulemaker at the Royal Observatory. George Airy holding a micrometer from the Airy Transit Circle, 1852 Airy's advances New transit instrument Chronograph Innovations ... Print this article Airy's advances George Biddell Airy was Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich from 1835 to 1881. In his time, Airy transformed the observatory, installing some of the most advanced astronomical apparatus of his day and expanding both staff numbers and their workload. Staff had to clock-in and clock-out - common practice in Victorian factories and he also introduced new methods for dealing with the larger scale of the organisation. Further steps to automate systems and the production of strict step-by-step guidelines, all helped to reduce human error and increase efficiency. A transit instrument is always lined up with a north-south line, or meridian. When a star passes over the meridian, the transit instrument can be used to measure the angle at which this happens. Whilst this happens, an extremely accurate clock, called a regulator, is used to measure the time it occurs. These two measurements give the co-ordinates of that star, which can be used to make a star chart - and star position tables to aid navigation. The production of these tables, published annually to this day in the Nautical Almanac, was fundamental to the founding duty of the Observatory, which was to improve navigation.

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Delightful Machines By David M. MacMillan A Transcription of Airy's 1826 Paper On Pendulum and Balance Wheel Theory Airy, George Biddell. "On the Disturbances of Pendulums and Balances, and on the Theory of Escapements." Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Vol. III, Part I (1830): 105-128, Plate 2. Note: Editorial material has been added in [square brackets]. [Page 105] III On the Disturbances of Pendulums and Balances, and on the Theory of Escapements. By GEORGE BIDDELL AIRY, M.A. PLUMIAN PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY AND EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY, FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, AND OF THE CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. [Read Nov. Vol. III, Part I O 106 PROFESSOR AIRY on the Disturbances of Pendulums, If l be the length of a pendulum vibrating in a cycloidal arc, x its distance at any instant from the position of rest, the equation of its motion is ; or putting The solution of this equation is a and b being constants depending on the length of the arc and the time of passing the lowest position. The velocity at any time Suppose now that, besides the force which varies as the distance, another very small accelerating force

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10. References For Airy References for george airy. Biography in Encyclopaedia Britannica. BooksWA airy, Autobiography of Sir george airy (London, 1896). http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/References/Airy.html

References for George Airy Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). Biography in Encyclopaedia Britannica. Books: W A Airy, Autobiography of Sir George Airy (London, 1896). Articles: A Chapman, Britain's first professional astronomer : George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), Yearbook of astronomy A Chapman, The pit and the pendulum : George Biddell Airy and his measurements of gravity, Astronomy Now A Chapman, George Biddell Airy, F.R.S. (1801-1892) : a centenary commemoration, Notes and Records Roy. Soc. London A M Clerke, George Biddell Airy, Dictionary of National Biography Supplement I (London, 1901), 22-25. J E Kennedy, Exchanges of correspondence between Sir G B Airy and William Brydone Jack, The origins, achievement and influence of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich: 1675-1975, Vistas Astronom. A Macfarlane (ed.), George Biddell Airy, in Lectures on Ten British Physicists of the Nineteenth Century (New York, 1919), 111 A J Meadows, The Airy era, The origins, achievement and influence of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich : 1675-1975, Vistas Astronom.

11. Airy Biography of george airy (18011892) george airy's father was William airy while his mother was Ann Biddell. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Airy.html

George Biddell Airy Born: 27 July 1801 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England Died: 2 Jan 1892 in Greenwich, England Click the picture above to see six larger pictures Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index George Airy 's father was William Airy while his mother was Ann Biddell. William Airy was from Lincolnshire and Ann was the daughter of a farmer from Suffolk. Originally William had been a farmer too, but he had educated himself and risen to the position of tax inspector. When George was born his parents were living in Northumberland where William was a collector of excise, but in the following year the family moved to Hereford when William was transferred there. George attended Byatt Walker's school in Colchester and at the age of ten he took first place at the end of his primary school career. He had learnt some useful skills at the school such as arithmetic, double-entry book keeping and how to use a slide rule. He had probably learned more, however, from studying his father's books. He wrote in his autobiography that (see [3]):- ... he was not a favourite with his school mates. Eggen writes [1]:- An introverted but not shy child, Airy was, even for the time and especially for his circumstances, a young snob. Nevertheless, he overcame some of the dislike of his schoolmates by his great skill and inventiveness in the construction of peashooters and other such devices.

12. Airy, Sir George Biddell Sir george Biddell airy July 27, 1801, Alnwick, Northumberland, Eng.d. Jan. 2, 1892, Greenwich, London), versatile English scientist and seventh Astronomer Royal (183581). http://www.phy.bg.ac.yu/web_projects/giants/airy.html

Sir George Biddell Airy (b. July 27, 1801, Alnwick, Northumberland, Eng.d. Jan. 2, 1892, Greenwich, London), versatile English scientist and seventh Astronomer Royal (1835-81). He reorganized the Royal Greenwich Observatory, installing new apparatus and rescuing thousands of observations from oblivion, but his hesitation in acting on the calculations of English astronomer John C. Adams in 1845 somewhat delayed the discovery of Neptune. Airy improved the theory of the orbital motions of Venus and of the Moon, and in 1871 he used a water-filled telescope to test the effect of the Earth's motion on the aberration of light. In 1838 he devised a compass-correction system for the Royal Navy. Airy in 1827 was the first to attempt to correct astigmatism in the human eye (his own) by use of a cylindrical eyeglass lens. He contributed also, in optics, to the study of interference fringes and to the mathematical theory of rainbows. The Airy disk, the central spot of light in the diffraction pattern of a point light source, is named for him. In 1854 he measured gravity by swinging the same pendulum at the top and bottom of a deep mine and thus computed the density of the Earth. He was among the first to propose the theory that root structures of lower density must exist under mountains to maintain isostatic equilibrium. Airy

13. Athenaeum Contributor Index: AIRY, George Biddel To AUSTIN, Sarah Athenaeum Contributor Index airy, george Biddel to AUSTIN, Sarah. airy,george Biddel variant spelling AIREY; ALCOCK, Thomas; ALLINGHAM http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/contributors/cona.html

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14. Greenwich Past: Biddell Airy Very Important People A millennium of historical characters that have shaped history Sir george Biddell airy K.C.B., M.A., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S. http://greenwich2000.com/heritage/vip/astronomers/airy.htm

GMT Time: here NOT IN MY NAME? Click HERE Travelling to Europe? Hotel, theater deals PRESS HERE Sir George Biddell Airy K.C.B., M.A., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S. Seventh Astronomer Royal Born: 27 July 1801 at Alnwick, Northumberland, England Died: 2 Jan 1892 at Greenwich, England Buried: Playford Church, Suffolk, England Astronomer Royal: 1835 - 1881 Key events: 1819 - Sizar of Trinity College, Cambridge, England 1823 - Senior wrangler (the top First Class student) and first Smith's prizeman 1824 - Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, England 1826 - Appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, England 1826 - Published Mathematical Tracts on Physical Astronomy - Become a standard work 1828 - Member of Astronomical Society 1829 - Member of Geological Society 1835 - Appointed as seventh Astronomer Royal 1836 - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) 1838 - Equipped Royal Observatory. Created magnetic and meteorological department at Greenwich 1840 - Presented the Bakerian lecture to the Royal Society entitled On the theoretical explanation of an apparent new polarity of light 1844 - Awarded Doctorate (DCL) of Oxford University 1846 - Gold medallist Royal Astronomical Society 1846 - 13 November : Meeting of Royal Astronomical Society on the discovery of Neptune and the contributions of Adams , Challis and Airy were published 1848 - Invented photographic registration 1850 - Built “Transit Circle” telescope in the Greenwich Observatory’s Meridian Building.

15. Athenaeum Author Index: A To AYTOUN, W. Edmonstone. Thomas; AIREY, MajorGen. Sir Richard; airy, GB; airy, george Biddell;airy, Osmund; AITCHENBIE, Henry; AITKEN, William; AITKIN, J. AITKIN http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/authors/autha.html

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16. Airy Portraits Portraits of george airy george airy. You can see a bigger picture of this stamp at this site. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/PictDisplay/Airy.html

George Airy You can see a bigger picture of this stamp at this site JOC/EFR February 2002 The URL of this page is: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/PictDisplay/Airy.html

17. Airy | George Biddell | 1801-1892 | Astronomer Royal airy george Biddell 18011892 astronomer royal. Biographicalinformation. Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, AB (1829-1903 http://www.nahste.ac.uk/pers/a/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0320/

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18. Airy | Sir | George Biddell | 1801-1892 | Astronomer Royal airy Sir george Biddell 18011892 astronomer royal. Biographical Information. Autobiographyof Sir george airy ( 1896 ). Interests and activities http://www.nahste.ac.uk/isaar/GB_0237_NAHSTE_P0320.html

Biographical Information Occupation, Sphere of Activity George Biddell Airy ( ), an astronomer royal, was influenced in childhood by his educated uncle Arthur Biddell, whose library probably introduced Airy to the sciences. With support from his uncle - and his own hard work (he was a sizar - a student who works as a servant in order to qualify for reduced fees), he was able to attend Trinity College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with the top first class degree. Airy had a long-running feud with Charles Babbage ( ) during his career, over a chair which Airy won at Babbage's expense. Their bickering led to a number of controversies - not always linked to science, in which the two opposed each other. While Airy usually won these disputes, it is far from clear that he was usually right. Airy was an authoritarian astronomer royal, and though he was clearly talented, some have suggested his principal gift was making others work - "Airy was not a great scientist, but he made great science possible." During his tenure, no young astronomers were trained at the observatory, because he could not tolerate opinions diverging from his own. His personal contributions to the science were relatively minor - mostly accurate data and corrections of the work of previous scientists - most famously Jean-Baptiste Delambre's ( ) work on the relative motion of Venus and the Earth.

19. Airy, George Biddell (1801–92) airy, george Biddell (1801–92). source DSB. http://www.sciper.leeds.ac.uk/index/sample/hyperlinks/airy.htm

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20. Athenaeum Contributor Index: AIRY, George Biddel To AUSTIN, Sarah Athenaeum Contributor Index airy, george Biddel to AUSTIN, Sarah. © Copyright, City University 1995 http://web.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/contributors/cona.html

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