Ernest William Brown
Astronomer
1866 – 1938
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Who was Ernest William Brown?
Ernest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States.
His life's work was the study of the Moon's motion and the compilation of extremely accurate lunar tables. He also studied the motion of the planets and calculated the orbits of Trojan asteroids.
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- Born
- Nov 29, 1866
Kingston upon Hull - Also known as
- Ernest W. Brown
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Christ's College, Cambridge
- Employment
- Yale University
- Lived in
- HM Prison Hull
- Died
- Jul 22, 1938
New Haven
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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