Person: Airy, George Biddell

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George Airy was Lucasian professor at Cambridge and Astronomer Royal. He made many major contributions to mathematics and astronomy.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 27 July 1801, Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Died 2 January 1892, Greenwich, England.

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Astronomy, Geography, Origin England, Physics


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive