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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. His life's work was the study of the Moon's motion (lunar theory) and the compilation of extremely accurate ...
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.
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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.
Ernest William Brown's forbears on both sides lived at Hull, England, or in its immediate neighborhood. His father's father, William Brown (born 1806) was in early life a sailor, later a ship owner and a ship broker. His father (1837-1893), also named William, was for part of his life a farmer and later a lumber merchant.
Biography. 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. He was educated at a school in Trotteridge, Herefordshire, following which he attended Hull and East Riding ...
37 Accesses. Download reference work entry PDF. Born Hull, England, 29 November 1866. Died New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 22 July 1938. Ernest Brown is chiefly remembered for his outstanding work in celestial mechanics, more specifically his meticulous researches into the complex intricacies of lunar theory.
