* 27 July 1801, † 2 January 1892
George Biddell Airy was born on 27 July 1801 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. George Airy was Lucasian professor at Cambridge and Astronomer Royal. He made many major contributions to mathematics and astronomy. George Biddell Airy died on 2 January 1892 in Greenwich, England.
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