James Challis
1803 - 1882
- Born
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12 December 1803
Braintree, Essex, England
- Died
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03 December 1882
Cambridge
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 09/06/1848
- Fields of Interest
- Astronomy
- Occupation
- Clergyman, church of england
- Relationships
- Fourth son of John Challis; married (1831) daughter of Samuel Chandler of Tyringham, Buckinghamshire and widow of Daniel Copsey of Braintree
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Paper, 'On the problem of three bodies' by Rev J [James] Challis
Creator: James Challis Reference number: PT/53/7 -
Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'Account of pendulum experiments undertaken in the Harton Colliery, for the purpose of determining the mean density of the earth' by George Biddell Airy
Creator: George Biddell Airy Reference number: RR/3/5 -
Letter from James Challis, on his paper 'On the problem of three bodies' to unknown referee
Reference number: RR/3/67 -
Note by anonymous, on a paper 'On the problem of the three bodies' by James Challis
Reference number: RR/3/68
Referee of
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Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'On the mean temperature of the observatory at Highfield House, near Nottingham, from the year 1810 to 1850' by Edward Joseph Lowe
Creator: James Challis Reference number: RR/2/137 -
Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'On the deflection of the plumb-line at Arthur's seat, and the mean specific gravity of the earth' by Colonel H James
Creator: James Challis Reference number: RR/3/152 -
Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'Astronomical experiment on the peak of Teneriffe, carried out under the sanction of the lords commissioners of the admiralty' by Charles Piazzi Smyth
Creator: James Challis Reference number: RR/3/252 -
Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'On the total solar eclipse of July 18th, 1860, observed at Rivabellosa, near Miranda de Ebro, in Spain' by Warren De La Rue
Creator: James Challis Reference number: RR/4/67
Recipient of
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Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Observatory
Creator: James Challis Reference number: HS/5/235 -
Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Observatory
Creator: James Challis Reference number: HS/5/236 -
Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Observatory
Creator: James Challis Reference number: HS/5/237 -
Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Creator: James Challis Reference number: HS/5/238 -
Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Creator: James Challis Reference number: HS/5/239 -
Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Creator: James Challis Reference number: HS/5/240