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Richard Christopher Carrington (26 May 1826 – 27 November 1875) was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence upon the Earth and its aurorae; and whose 1863 records of sunspot observations revealed the differential ...
Richard Christopher Carrington ( Chelsea, 26 de maio de 1826 — Waverley (Surrey), 27 de novembro de 1875) foi um astrônomo amador britânico . Prémios e honrarias. 1859: Medalha de Ouro da Royal Astronomical Society [ 1] 1864: Prêmio Lalande. 1935: Cratera lunar Carrington.
Há 6 dias · Richard Christopher Carrington (born May 26, 1826, London, Eng.—died Nov. 27, 1875, Churt, near Farnham, Surrey) was an English astronomer who, by observing the motions of sunspots, discovered the equatorial acceleration of the Sun —i.e., that it rotates faster at the equator than near the poles.
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Carrington is primarily remembered for his pioneering work on sunspots. Impressed by Heinrich Schwabe 's 1843 discovery of the sunspot cycle, and appalled by the lack of systematic sunspots observations, Carrington took it upon himself to pick up the subject where Schwabe had left it.
We recount the life and career of Richard Christopher Carrington (1826 – 1875) and explore his pivotal relationship with Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy. Carrington was the pre-eminent solar astronomer of the 19th century.
- Edward W. Cliver, Norman C. Keer
- 2012
Richard Christopher Carrington (1826-1875) foi um astrônomo britânico amador interessado em observações solares. Carrington observava diariamente a dinâmica da superfície solar, tomando notas e armazenando dados em detalhes minuciosos.
AbstractWe recount the life and career of Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875) and explore his pivotal relationship with Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy. Carring- ton was the pre-eminent solar astronomer of the 19th century.
