Kenneth Essex Edgeworth
Kenneth Essex Edgeworth (born February 26, 1880 in Daramona House, Streete, County Westmeath , Ireland , † October 10, 1972 in Dublin ) was an Irish astronomer who was the first to publish the theory of the now known Kuiper belt .
Edgeworth published his work The evolution of our planetary system in 1943 , which is considered the first reference for a reservoir of comets behind the planetary orbits in the solar system . The concept of the so-called Kuiper belt, which is sometimes also referred to as the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt in Ireland and Great Britain, developed from this .
In 1999 the asteroid (3487) Edgeworth was named after him.
Publications
- The evolution of our planetary system. July 1943
- Jack of All Trades - The Story of My Life. Alan Figgis, Dublin 1965 (→ autobiography).
Web links
- KE Edgeworth publications in the Astrophysics Data System
- A. Hollis: Kenneth Essex Edgeworth - A biographical note Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Volume 106 (1996), No. 6, p. 354
- J. McFarland: Kenneth Essex Edgeworth - Victorian Polymath and Founder of the Kuiper Belt? Vistas in Astronomy, Volume 40 (1996), Issue 2, doi : 10.1016 / 0083-6656 (96) 00014-1 , pp. 343-354.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Edgeworth, Kenneth Essex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | County Westmeath |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1972 |
| Place of death | Dublin |