Arthur Robert Hinks
Arthur Robert Hinks, CBE, FRS (26 May 1873 – 14 April 1945) was a British astronomer and geographer.
Arthur R. Hinks | |
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| Born | 26 May 1873 London, UK |
| Died | 14 April 1945 (aged 71) Royston, Hertfordshire, UK |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | measurement of solar parallax |
| Awards | Leconte Prize (1910) Victoria Medal (1938) Cullum Geographical Medal (1943) CBE, Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy, geography |
| Institutions | Cambridge Observatory |
As an astronomer, he is best known for his work in determining the distance from the Sun to the Earth (the astronomical unit) from 1900 to 1909: for this achievement, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. His later professional career was in surveying and cartography, an extension of his astronomical interests.
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