Born | Arthur Stanley Eddington
28 December 1882
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Died | 22 November 1944 (aged 61)
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Alma mater | University of Manchester
Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Arrow of time
Eddington approximation Eddington experiment Eddington's affine geometry Eddington limit Eddington number Eddington valve Eddington–Dirac number Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates Eddington stellar model Eddington–Sweet circulation |
Awards | Royal Society Royal Medal (1928)
Smith's Prize (1907) RAS Gold Medal (1924) Henry Draper Medal (1924) Bruce Medal (1924) Knight Bachelor (1930) Order of Merit (1938) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Doctoral students | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Leslie Comrie Hermann Bondi |
Other notable students | Georges Lemaître
Vibert Douglas |