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Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 – 22 July 1938) was an English mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States and became a naturalised American citizen in 1923.
Ernest William Brown (Kingston upon Hull, 29 de novembro de 1866 — New Haven, 22 de julho de 1938) foi um matemático e astrônomo britânico. Ele passou a maior parte da sua carreira estudando o movimento da Lua e fazendo tabelas lunares extremamentes precisas.
Ernest William Brown was a British-born American mathematician and astronomer known for his theory of the motion of the Moon. Educated at the University of Cambridge in England, Brown began there to study the motion of the Moon by a method devised by G.W. Hill of the United States.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
He taught mathematics from 1891 to 1907 at Haverford College and from 1907 to 1932 at Yale University. Starting with refinements of George W. Hill ’s work, Brown devoted his career to the theory of the Moon’s motion and constructing accurate lunar tables.
Ernest William Brown. President, 1915–1916. Sc.D. University of Cambridge, U.K., 1897. Brown, born in England, became internationally recognized as one of the premier mathematical astronomers of the time, contributing greatly to the theory of the moon's orbit, and to the more general field of celestial mechanics.
Ernest Brown's parents were Emma Martin and William Brown. William worked as a farmer for some years before changing jobs and becoming a lumber merchant. Ernest was the second of his parents' children, having one older sister.
Ernest William Brown (Kingston upon Hull, 29 de novembro de 1866 — New Haven, 22 de julho de 1938) foi um matemático e astrônomo britânico.
