James Jeans
Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS (11 September 1877 – 16 September 1946) was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
Sir James Jeans OM FRS | |
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| Born | James Hopwood Jeans 11 September 1877 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 16 September 1946 (aged 69) Dorking, Surrey, England |
| Alma mater | Merchant Taylors' School; Cambridge University |
| Known for | Jeans equations Jeans escape Jeans instability Jeans mass Jeans length Jeans's theorem Rayleigh–Jeans law Method of image charges Tidal hypothesis |
| Awards | Smith's Prize (1901) Adams Prize (1917) Royal Medal (1919) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, mathematics, physics |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge; Princeton University |
| Notable students | Ronald Fisher |
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