James Jeans
English physicist, astronomer and mathematician (1877–1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS[1] (11 September 1877 – 16 September 1946[2]) was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
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Sir James Jeans | |
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Born | James Hopwood Jeans (1877-09-11)11 September 1877 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England |
Died | 16 September 1946(1946-09-16) (aged 69) |
Alma mater | Merchant Taylors' School; Cambridge University |
Known for | Jeans equations Jeans escape Jeans instability Jeans mass Jeans length Jeans's theorem Rayleigh–Jeans law Method of image charges Tidal hypothesis |
Awards | Smith's Prize (1901) Adams Prize (1917) Royal Medal (1919) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, mathematics, physics |
Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge; Princeton University |
Notable students | Ronald Fisher |
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