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Francis Baily

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British astronomer

ScientistsLived 1774 to 1844 · aged 70
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Francis Baily was an English astronomer. He is most famous for his observations of "Baily's beads" during a total eclipse of the Sun. Baily was also a major figure in the early history of the Royal Astronomical Society, as one of the founders and as the president four times.

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On the new method of determining the longitude by the culmination of the moon and stars, 1824On the new method of determining the longitude by the culmination of the moon and stars, 1824Baily's beads four seconds before totality (21 August 2017)Baily's beads four seconds before totality (21 August 2017)

Awards 4

Fellow of the Royal Society
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Scientists born in the 1770s 6

Luke Howard50.9Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet50.4Thomas Johann Seebeck51.0Friedrich Stromeyer49.9Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck51.2Karl Freiherr von Müffling49.8

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1774 to 1844 · aged 70
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