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Phillips was born in [[Kibworth]], [[Leicestershire]], the son of the Rev. Abel Phillips, a missionary in West Africa, and was educated at [[Yeovil Grammar School]].<ref>"Theodore Evelyn Reece Phillips" in [https://issuu.com/stedmundhall/docs/st_edmund_hall_magazine_1942 St Edmund Hall Magazine 1942–43], pp. 29–31</ref> He then joined [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Foster|first=Joseph|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordmen188018900fostuoft|title=Oxford men, 1880-1892, with a record of their schools, honours and degrees. Illustrated with portraits and views|date=1893|publisher=Oxford, J. Parker|others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref> He held the following curacies: Holy Trinity, [[Taunton]], [[Somerset]] (1891), Hendford, Yeovil (1895), St. Saviour's, Croydon (1901), and [[Ashtead, Surrey]] (1906). In 1907 Phillips married Millicent Harriet Kynaston (ca. 1874–1964). They had one son, John Evelyn Theodore Phillips (1907-1978). In 1916 he was appointed vicar of [[Headley, Surrey|Headley]] where he remained for the rest of his life. |
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In [[1891]] he became curate of Holy Trinity, [[Taunton]], [[Somerset]]; in [[1895]] he became curate of Hendford, Yeovil; in [[1901]] he became curate of St. Saviour's, Croydon; in [[1906]] he became curate of Ashtead, Surrey; finally in [[1916]] he was appointed vicar of Headley where he remained for the rest of his life. |
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[[File:Flammarion - La planète Mars, Tome 1-f107.jpg|thumb|Drawing of Mars, 15 Oct, 1862]] |
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As an amateur astronomer, he observed planets including [[ |
As an amateur astronomer, he observed planets including [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]] making a very thorough study of the surface currents on Jupiter. He joined the [[British Astronomical Association]] on 25 November 1896 and the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] on 12 May 1899.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1896JBAA....7...28. Page 32|url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-journal_query?volume=7&plate_select=NO&page=32&plate=&cover=&journal=JBAA.|access-date=2020-12-03|website=articles.adsabs.harvard.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1899MNRAS..59..327. Page 327|url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-journal_query?volume=59&plate_select=NO&page=327&plate=&cover=&journal=MNRAS|access-date=2020-12-03|website=articles.adsabs.harvard.edu}}</ref> He was director of the Jupiter section of the British Astronomical Association from 1900–1933 and director of the Saturn section from 1935–1940. He was president of the British Astronomical Association between 1914 and 1916. He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society between 1927 and 1929. Has a member of the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] commission on planets. |
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He won the [[Jackson-Gwilt Medal]] of the Royal Astronomical Society in |
He won the [[Jackson-Gwilt Medal]] of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1918. |
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He co-wrote ''Splendour of the Heavens'' with [[W. H. Steavenson]] in |
He co-wrote ''Splendour of the Heavens'' with [[W. H. Steavenson]] in 1923. |
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In an addition to astronomy, he took an active interest in [[meteorology]] |
In an addition to astronomy, he took an active interest in [[meteorology]]. |
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* [http://adsbit.harvard.edu//full/seri/MNRAS/0103//0000070.000.html MNRAS '''103''' (1943) 70–72] |
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* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/Obs../0064//0000228.000.html Obs '''64''' (1942) 228–231] (article on honorary degree from Oxford University on 28 February 1942, in lieu of obituary) |
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/Obs../0064//0000228.000.html Obs '''64''' (1942) 228–231] (article on honorary degree from Oxford University on 28 February 1942, in lieu of obituary) |
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 20 January 2024
Theodore Evelyn Reece Phillips (28 March 1868 – 13 May 1942), known as T. E. R. Phillips, was an English astronomer.
Phillips was born in Kibworth, Leicestershire, the son of the Rev. Abel Phillips, a missionary in West Africa, and was educated at Yeovil Grammar School.[1] He then joined St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[2] He held the following curacies: Holy Trinity, Taunton, Somerset (1891), Hendford, Yeovil (1895), St. Saviour's, Croydon (1901), and Ashtead, Surrey (1906). In 1907 Phillips married Millicent Harriet Kynaston (ca. 1874–1964). They had one son, John Evelyn Theodore Phillips (1907-1978). In 1916 he was appointed vicar of Headley where he remained for the rest of his life.
As an amateur astronomer, he observed planets including Mars and Jupiter making a very thorough study of the surface currents on Jupiter. He joined the British Astronomical Association on 25 November 1896 and the Royal Astronomical Society on 12 May 1899.[3][4] He was director of the Jupiter section of the British Astronomical Association from 1900–1933 and director of the Saturn section from 1935–1940. He was president of the British Astronomical Association between 1914 and 1916. He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society between 1927 and 1929. Has a member of the IAU commission on planets.
He won the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1918.
He co-wrote Splendour of the Heavens with W. H. Steavenson in 1923.
In an addition to astronomy, he took an active interest in meteorology.
References[edit]
- ^ "Theodore Evelyn Reece Phillips" in St Edmund Hall Magazine 1942–43, pp. 29–31
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford men, 1880-1892, with a record of their schools, honours and degrees. Illustrated with portraits and views. Robarts - University of Toronto. Oxford, J. Parker.
- ^ "1896JBAA....7...28. Page 32". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "1899MNRAS..59..327. Page 327". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
External links[edit]
Obituaries[edit]
- MNRAS 103 (1943) 70–72
- PASP 54 (1942) 166
- Obs 64 (1942) 228–231 (article on honorary degree from Oxford University on 28 February 1942, in lieu of obituary)