Ernest William Brown
English-American astronomer and mathematician (1866–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 – 22 July 1938) was an English mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States and became a naturalised American citizen in 1923.[1][2]
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Born | (1866-11-29)29 November 1866 |
Died | 22 July 1938(1938-07-22) (aged 71) |
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | United Kingdom United States |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Known for | Lunar theory Celestial mechanics |
Awards | Royal Medal (1914) James Craig Watson Medal (1937) Fellow of the Royal Society (1897) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Astronomy |
Doctoral advisor | George Howard Darwin |
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His life's work was the study of the Moon's motion (lunar theory) and the compilation of extremely accurate lunar tables. He also studied the motion of the planets and calculated the orbits of Trojan asteroids.