William Lax
| William Lax | |
|---|---|
 Capa da obra Remarks on a Supposed Error in the Elements of Euclid | |
| Nascimento | |
| Morte | 29 de outubro de 1836 (75 anos) |
| Nacionalidade | britânico |
| Prêmios | Prêmio Smith (1785) |
| Carreira científica | |
| Campo(s) | astronomia, matemática |
William Lax FRS (Ravensworth, 1761 – St Ippolyts, Hertfordshire, 29 de outubro de 1836) foi um astrônomo e matemático inglês, Professor Lowndeano de Astronomia e Geometria na Universidade de Cambridge durante 41 anos.
Membro da Royal Society
Lax foi eleito membro da Royal Society em 5 de maio de 1796.[1] Foi nomeado pelos astrônomos Nevil Maskelyne, Anthony Shepherd, Richard Farmer e William Wales.
Referências
- ↑ «Fellows details». Royal Society. Consultado em 9 de dezembro de 2016
Leitura adicional
- Lax, William (1799). «A Method of Finding the Latitude of a Place, by means of Two Altitudes of the Sun and the Time Elapsed Betwixt the Observations». Philosophical Transactions. 89: 74–120. Bibcode:1799RSPT...89...74L. JSTOR 107027. doi:10.1098/rstl.1799.0008
- Lynn, W. T. (1911). «Lowndes and the Lowndean Professorship». The Observatory. 34: 407. Bibcode:1911Obs....34..405L
- Neale, Charles Montague (1907). The senior wranglers of the University of Cambridge, from 1748 to 1907. With biographical, & c., notes. Bury St. Edmunds: Groom and Son. p. 22. Consultado em 4 de março de 2011
- Predefinição:Acad
Clerke, Agnes Mary (1885–1900). «Lax, William». Dictionary of National Biography. Londres: Smith, Elder & Co
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