(par souci de protection des données à caractère personnel, le jour et le mois de naissance peuvent ne pas être affichés)
Langue d'expression : anglais
Pays : Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
Date de naissance :
07 /
08 /
1870
Date de mort :
06 /
06 /
1949
Genre : Masculin
Notes
Note publique d'information :
Astronome britannique
Note publique d'information :
He became second chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1896 and later
became the Superintendent of HM Nautical Almanac Office during 19101930. He worked
on celestial mechanics, and orbits of comets and minor planets in particular. He also
carefully studied the discrepancy that then existed between the theory and observation
of the position of the Moon.He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
in 1911.He discovered the asteroid 4358 Lynn.The asteroid 1898 Cowell is named after
him.