Harold Spencer Jones
Sir Harold Spencer Jones (born March 29, 1890 in London , † November 3, 1960 ibid) was a British astronomer.
Life
Jones went to school in London and studied at Cambridge University (Jesus College) with the degree in 1911. He became a Fellow of Jesus College and was from 1913 main assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory as the successor to Arthur Eddington . During the First World War he worked temporarily for the War Ministry, for example on optics. In 1918 he married. 1923 to 1933 he was Royal Astronomer in Cape Town as the successor to Sydney Hough and in 1933 he was Royal Astronomer ( Astronomer Royal ) in Greenwich as the successor to Frank Dyson , which he remained until 1955.
From 1939 to 1960 he was President of the British Horological Institute. 1945 to 1948 he was President of the International Astronomical Union . and the Royal Astronomical Society from 1937 to 1939.
Spencer Jones determined the solar parallax on the basis of observations of the minor planet 433 Eros during its approach to the sun in 1930/31 and published Spencer's Easter formula .
Awards
- 1943 Gold Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1943 Royal Medal of the Royal Society
- 1943 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1943 Knight Bachelor
- 1945 Jules Janssen Prize
- 1945 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1946 Corresponding member of the Académie des sciences (external member since 1955, associé étranger )
- 1949 Bruce Medal
- 1951 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1955 Knight Commander of the British Empire
- 1990 namesake for the asteroid (3282) Spencer Jones
He visited Christmas Island , which dedicated a stamp to him.
Web links
- H. Spencer Jones publications in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for H. Spencer Jones in the Astrophysics Data System
- Kurzbiographie (English)
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- William Marshall Smart: Sir Harold Spencer Jones, 1890-1960 . In: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada , Vol. 55 (1961), Issue 3, p. 117, ISSN 0035-872X ; Bibl code: 1961JRASC..55..117S. http://adsbit.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1961JRASC..55..117S . (accessed February 24, 2008).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Knights and Dames: HOS – KIM at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter S. Académie des sciences, accessed on March 4, 2020 (French).
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 16041
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jones, Harold Spencer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 1960 |
| Place of death | London |