Richard Christopher Carrington
English amateur astronomer (1826–1875) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Christopher Carrington (26 May 1826 – 27 November 1875)[2] was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence upon the Earth and its aurorae; and whose 1863 records of sunspot observations revealed the differential rotation of the Sun.[3]
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Richard Christopher Carrington | |
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Born | (1826-05-26)26 May 1826 Chelsea, London, England |
Died | 27 November 1875(1875-11-27) (aged 49) Churt, England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Solar observations |
Spouse | Rosa Ellen Jeffries (1845–1875, m. 1869) |
Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1859) Lalande Prize (1864) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Durham University Observatory[1] |
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