Some articles on astronomy, professor, astronomy professor, professors:
... electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering ... He is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as the leading observational cosmologist of the 20th century ...
... Two official residences have been provided for the astronomy professor ... John Wallis (geometry professor 1649–1703) rented a house there from New College from 1672 until his death in 1703 at some point, it was divided ... Towards the end of his life, David Gregory (astronomy professor 1691–1708) lived in the eastern part of the premises ...
... Details about the professors and their work Name Years Education College as professor Notes Bainbridge, JohnJohn Bainbridge 1620 or 1621 – 1643 Cambridge ... to Sir Henry Savile and Henry Briggs (who Savile appointed as his first geometry professor) ... He demonstrated a knowledge of contemporary developments in astronomy, such as the work of Johannes Kepler, and studied Arabic to acquire details of astronomical observations in ancient sources ...
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