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'''Ralph Allen Sampson''' (June 25, 1866 – November 7, 1939) was a British [[astronomer]]. |
'''Ralph Allen Sampson''' (June 25, 1866 – November 7, 1939) was a British [[astronomer]]. |
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He was born in Skull, Co Cork and graduated from [[St John's College, Cambridge|St. John's College]], [[Cambridge]] in 1888.<ref>{{Venn|id=SM884RA|name=Sampson, Ralph Allen}}</ref> In |
He was born in Skull, Co Cork to James Sampson, a Cornish-born matallurgical chemist. The family moved to Liverpool and Sampson attended the [[Liverpool Institute]] and then graduated from [[St John's College, Cambridge|St. John's College]], [[Cambridge]] in 1888.<ref>{{Venn|id=SM884RA|name=Sampson, Ralph Allen}}</ref> In 1891 he was awarded a scholarship to carry out astronomical research at [[Cambridge University]]. (He had been a student of astronomer [[John Couch Adams]], and helped to edit and publish Part I of the second volume of Adams' papers in 1900). In 1893 he was made Professor of [[Mathematics]] at [[Durham College of Science]] in [[Newcastle-on-Tyne]] and in 1895 was elected Professor of Mathematics at [[Durham University]]. In December 1910 he became [[Astronomer Royal for Scotland]] and Professor of Astronomy at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He did pioneering work in measuring the [[color temperature]] of stars. |
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He did important research into the theory of the motions of [[Jupiter]]'s four Galilean [[natural satellite|satellite]]s, for which he won the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1928. In June 1903 he was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]], <ref> {{cite web| url=http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27sampson%27%29| title= Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher= The Royal Society| accessdate = 11 October 2010}} </ref> |
He did important research into the theory of the motions of [[Jupiter]]'s four Galilean [[natural satellite|satellite]]s, for which he won the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] in 1928. In June 1903 he was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]], <ref> {{cite web| url=http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27sampson%27%29| title= Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher= The Royal Society| accessdate = 11 October 2010}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 13:23, 11 October 2010
Ralph Allen Sampson (June 25, 1866 – November 7, 1939) was a British astronomer.
He was born in Skull, Co Cork to James Sampson, a Cornish-born matallurgical chemist. The family moved to Liverpool and Sampson attended the Liverpool Institute and then graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1888.[1] In 1891 he was awarded a scholarship to carry out astronomical research at Cambridge University. (He had been a student of astronomer John Couch Adams, and helped to edit and publish Part I of the second volume of Adams' papers in 1900). In 1893 he was made Professor of Mathematics at Durham College of Science in Newcastle-on-Tyne and in 1895 was elected Professor of Mathematics at Durham University. In December 1910 he became Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. He did pioneering work in measuring the color temperature of stars.
He did important research into the theory of the motions of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, for which he won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1928. In June 1903 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, [2]
The crater Sampson on the Moon is named after him.
References
- ^ "Sampson, Ralph Allen (SM884RA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
External links
Obituaries
- MNRAS 100 (1940) 258– 263
- Obs 63 (1940) 105 (one paragraph)