Arthur Matthew Weld Downing
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Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (13 April 1850 – 8 December 1917) was a British astronomer
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He was born in Carlow, Ireland.
He became an assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1873. He became superintendent of HM Nautical Almanac Office
from 1891 to 1910. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1896
He collaborated with his U.S.
counterpart Simon Newcomb
in establishing an international standard for astronomical constants.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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He was born in Carlow, Ireland.
He became an assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1873. He became superintendent of HM Nautical Almanac Office
HM Nautical Almanac Office
Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office , now part of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, was established in 1832 on the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory , where the Nautical Almanac had been published since 1767...
from 1891 to 1910. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1896
He collaborated with his U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
counterpart Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics and statistics and authoring a science fiction novel.-Early life:Simon Newcomb was born in the town of...
in establishing an international standard for astronomical constants.