Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie ( English William Henry Mahoney Christie ; 1845-1922) - British astronomer .
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| Scientific field | astronomy |
| Place of work | Greenwich Observatory |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
| Academic degree | Member of the Royal Society of London |
| Awards and prizes | member of the Royal Society of London |
Biography
Born in London, the son of English mathematician Samuel Hunter Christie , was educated at King's College London , and at Trinity College in Cambridge, where he took fourth place in academic achievement in mathematics [5] . He worked at the Greenwich Observatory , from 1870 to 1881 - chief assistant, in 1881 he took the post of Royal Astronomer instead of the elderly George Airy and remained in this post until 1910. Elected a member of the Royal Society of London in June 1881 [6] . He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1882 to 1885.
Personal chivalry (commander of the Order of the Bath ) (1904).
Christy died and was buried in the sea near Gibraltar in 1922. He was married to Mary Violet, daughter of Sir Alfred Hickman.
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 116509724 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ Committee of historical and scientific works - 1834.
- ↑ Christie, William Henry Mahoney in Venn, J. & JA, Alumni Cantabrigienses , Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ↑ Library and Archive Catalog . Royal Society. Date of treatment December 30, 2010. Archived on August 15, 2012.