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John Michell

1724 - 1793

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John Michell (25 de diciembre de 1724 - 29 de abril de 1793) fue un filósofo de la naturaleza y sacerdote inglés, cuya labor abarcó una amplia gama de temas, desde la astronomía a la geología, la óptica y la gravitación. Era a la vez un teórico y un experimentador.​​​​​ Michell diseñó una balanza que permitiría medir -por primera vez- el efecto llamado «fuerza de gravedad» que aplicaría en objetos situados en el laboratorio. Con posterioridad a la muerte de Michell, Cavendish terminó el experimento. Michell creó el concepto «estrella oscura» (versión newtoniana del agujero negro), en una carta que en el año 1784 dirigió a Henry Cavendish. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). John Michell is the 50th most popular astrónomo (up from 287th in 2024), the 517th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,358th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Astrónomo.

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Among Astrónomos

Among astrónomos, John Michell ranks 50 out of 644. Before him are Martin Ryle, Wilhelm Schickard, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Michel Mayor, Arthur Eddington, and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. After him are Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, Édouard Stephan, William Alfred Fowler, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, and Karl Ludwig Hencke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, John Michell ranks 3. Before him are Immanuel Kant, and Maria Amalia of Saxony. After him are Cao Xueqin, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1793, John Michell ranks 8. Before him are Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry, Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Charlotte Corday, and Olympe de Gouges. After him are Yolande de Polastron, Francesco Guardi, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Madame Roland, Jean Sylvain Bailly, and Jacques Pierre Brissot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Michell ranks 517 out of 8,785. Before him are Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), John Wesley (1703), William Pitt the Younger (1759), James I of Scotland (1394), Glenn Hughes (1951), and Christopher Hogwood (1941). After him are Colin Firth (1960), Alan Parker (1944), Frederick Forsyth (1938), Richard Hughes (1975), Richard Owen (1804), and John Donne (1572).

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Among Astrónomos In United Kingdom

Among astrónomos born in United Kingdom, John Michell ranks 7. Before him are Edmond Halley (1656), Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), William Lassell (1799), Martin Ryle (1918), Arthur Eddington (1882), and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900). After him are James Bradley (1693), John Flamsteed (1646), Fred Hoyle (1915), Antony Hewish (1924), John Russell Hind (1823), and William Huggins (1824).

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