Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer)
Person
Dates and places
1801-1892. Born at Alnwick, Northumberland. Educated at Colchester Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, 1826-8; Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy, 1828-36; Director of the Cambridge Observatory, 1828-36. Astronomer Royal, 1836-81.
Geographical areas
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Legal status / Nationality
British
Sphere of activity
Astronomy
Other information
See also:- Venn, DNB
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Archives of the University Observatory, its sister body the Solar Physics Observatory, and their successors, the combined Observatories and Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, 1818 - 1999
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Obsy
Scope and Contents
The archives comprise the records of internal governance, finance, building and equipment development and astronomical observation, together with several small assortments of personal papers of individuals associated with the University Observatory, its sister and successor bodies, such as G.B. Airy, H.F. Newall and R.O. Redman.
Dates:
1818 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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