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'''Theodore Evelyn Reece Phillips''' (28 March 1868 – 13 May 1942), known as '''T. E. R. Phillips''', was an [[England|English]] [[astronomer]]. |
'''Theodore Evelyn Reece Phillips''' (28 March 1868 – 13 May 1942), known as '''T. E. R. Phillips''', was an [[England|English]] [[astronomer]]. |
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Phillips was born in [[Kibworth]], [[Leicestershire]]. He went to [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford|Edmund Hall]], Oxford.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Foster|first=Joseph|url=http://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> |
Phillips was born in [[Kibworth]], [[Leicestershire]]. He went to university at [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford|Edmund Hall]], Oxford.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Foster|first=Joseph|url=http://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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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 was a member of the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] commission on planets. 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 [[Royal Astronomical Society]] from 1927–1929. |
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He won the [[Jackson-Gwilt Medal]] of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1918. |
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 1923. |
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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Revision as of 15:14, 3 December 2020
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. He went to university at Edmund Hall, Oxford.[1] 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 was a member of the IAU commission on planets. 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 Royal Astronomical Society from 1927–1929.
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.
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Obituaries
- 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)
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- ^ 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.