James Binney
British astronomer · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1950 · age 76
James Jeffrey Binney, FRS, FInstP is a British astrophysicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of Oxford and former head of the Sub-Department of Theoretical Physics as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Merton College.
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2015Occhialini PrizeAward2013Eddington MedalAward2010IOP Dirac MedalAward1986Maxwell Medal and PrizeAward1950Born12 April 1950
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Binney is known principally for his work in theoretical galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, though he has made a number of contributions to areas outside of astrophysics as well.
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Born 1950 · age 76
