Ralph Allen Sampson ( English Ralph Allen Sampson ; 1866-1939) - Irish-British astronomer .
| Ralph Allen Sampson | |
|---|---|
| Ralph allen sampson | |
| Date of Birth | June 25, 1866 |
| Place of Birth | Scull , Cork , Ireland , British Empire |
| Date of death | November 7, 1939 (73 years old) |
| Place of death | Bath (England) , UK |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Scientific field | Astronomy, math |
| Place of work | University of Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | Cambridge university |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | Royal Astronomer of Scotland |
| Awards and prizes |  Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal |
Biography
Born in Scull, County Cork (Ireland, then part of the British Empire) in the family of James Sampson, a metallurgical chemist. He graduated from St. John 's College in Cambridge in 1888 [1] . In 1891, Sampson was awarded a scholarship for astronomical research at Cambridge University. At Cambridge, R. Sampson was a student of Professor D. Adams , and subsequently helped Adams edit and publish his works.
In 1893, Sampson became a professor of mathematics at the College of Newcastle upon Tyne , and in 1895 he was elected professor of mathematics at the University of Durham . In 1910-1937 he was the royal astronomer of Scotland and a professor of astronomy at the University of Edinburgh . He performed innovative work in the field of measuring the color temperature of stars , and also developed the theory of motion of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter . For the last work he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1928.
In June 1903, Sampson was elected a member of the Royal Society. [2] He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1915 to 1917.
A crater on the moon is named in his honor.
Notes
- ↑ Sampson, Ralph Allen in Venn, J. & JA, Alumni Cantabrigienses , Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
- ↑ DServe Archive Persons Show . Date of treatment February 12, 2013. Archived February 17, 2013.