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Thomas James Henderson

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Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844)

ScientistsLived 1798 to 1844 · aged 45
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Thomas Henderson FRSE FRS FRAS was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first to determine the parallax of a fixed star, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.

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1 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh1 Hillside Crescent, EdinburghMemorial to Thomas Henderson at the observatory on Calton HillMemorial to Thomas Henderson at the observatory on Calton HillThe grave of Alexander James Adie, Greyfriars KirkyardThe grave of Alexander James Adie, Greyfriars KirkyardMemorial or gravestone for Thomas Henderson in Greyfriars KirkyardMemorial or gravestone for Thomas Henderson in Greyfriars Kirkyard

Awards 2

Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

Karl Eichwald48.6William Rutter Dawes48.2Wojciech Chrzanowski48.8Paolo Savi48.0Eduard Friedrich Poeppig48.9Henryk Dembiński48.0

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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1798 to 1844 · aged 45
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