Arthur Eddington
Arthur Eddington
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an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher of science and a popularizer of science.
Born
Arthur Stanley Eddington 28 December 1882 Kendal, Westmorland, England
Died
22 November 1944 (aged 61) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Known for
Arrow of time Eddington approximation Eddington experiment Eddington's affine geometry Eddington limit Eddington number Eddington valve Eddington–Dirac number Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates Eddington
Fields
Astrophysics
Alma mater
University of Manchester Trinity College, Cambridge
Awards
Royal Society Royal Medal (1928) Smith's Prize (1907) RAS Gold Medal (1924) Henry Draper Medal (1924) Bruce Medal (1924) Knight Bachelor (1930) Order of Merit (1938)
Institutions
Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisors
E. T. Whittaker Alfred North Whitehead Ernest William Barnes Robert Alfred Herman
adultbasic
Britain
Doctoral students
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Leslie Comrie Hermann Bondi
era
1800+
Influences
Horace Lamb Arthur Schuster John William Graham
Other notable students
Georges Lemaître