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Sept. 27, 1918: The birth of Martin Ryle (opens the original)
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Born Sept. 27, 1918, and educated at Bradfield College and Oxford University in the U.K., Martin Ryle would go on to be the first astronomer royal (1972-1982) with a background in radio astronomy. During World War II, Ryle worked in radio systems and countermeasures for the RAF. He was strongly antiwar, though, and had no desire to continue working in military science, so after WWII’s end, he began research on the Sun’s radio emissions at University of Cambridge. Ryle was instrumental in the dev
Aug. 19, 1646: The birth of John Flamsteed (opens the original)
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On Aug. 19, 1646, John Flamsteed was born in Derbyshire, England. Though he left school early due to illness and family obligations, he studied astronomy independently and eventually attended Cambridge University. European maritime trade was rapidly expanding during his lifetime, yet sailors still struggled with the longitude problem – north-south distance was easy to calculate while at sea, but east-west was not. Flamsteed was part of a committee that analyzed French astronomer Sieur de St Pier
Aug. 11, 1877: Asaph Hall discovers Deimos (opens the original)
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After spending the 1850s at Harvard Observatory calculating orbits, Asaph Hall became an assistant at the U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington, D.C., in 1862. He was quickly promoted, and by 1873 had not only held several scientific discussions with Abraham Lincoln during the president’s visits to the observatory, but had also been put in charge of the 26-inch Clark refractor. It was with this tool that Hall searched during an 1877 close opposition of Mars for the Red Planet’s much-speculated mo
Aug 3, 1596: David Fabricius discovers Mira (opens the original)
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David Fabricius was born in modern-day Germany in 1564. He became a Lutheran pastor, but maintained a strong interest science throughout his life, also working as a cartographer and even corresponding with Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. It’s his discovery of Aug. 3, 1596, that he’s best known for, though: When he saw an unusuallyContinue reading "Aug 3, 1596: David Fabricius discovers Mira" The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-a
Aug 1, 1818: The birth of Maria Mitchell (opens the original)
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Born Aug. 1, 1818, Maria Mitchell was raised in the Quaker tradition, which allowed equal education for boys and girls. This, plus lessons from her father, afforded her the opportunity to become skilled in astronomy, mathematics, and navigation. After a brief stint as a teacher, she became the first librarian of the Nantucket Antheneum. SheContinue reading "Aug 1, 1818: The birth of Maria Mitchell" The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-o
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