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Andrew Ainslie Common

1841 - 1903

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Andrew Ainslie Common FRS (1841–1903) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astrophotography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Ainslie Common is the 572nd most popular astronomer (down from 541st in 2019), the 5,088th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,855th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Andrew Ainslie Common ranks 572 out of 644. Before him are Korado Korlević, Alexandre Schaumasse, Michel Giacobini, Thomas Bopp, Richard A. Proctor, and Alfred Schmitt. After him are John August Anderson, Kin Endate, David Rittenhouse, Rosaly Lopes, Naoto Satō, and Mary Ward.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Andrew Ainslie Common ranks 97. Before him are Chrétien Waydelich, Mary Arthur McElroy, Gaudenzio Marconi, Julio Herrera y Obes, Gijsbert van Tienhoven, and Kliment of Tarnovo. After him are Charles Sprague Sargent, Nelson W. Aldrich, and Blanche Bruce. Among people deceased in 1903, Andrew Ainslie Common ranks 71. Before him are István Bittó, János Fadrusz, Rafael Zaldívar, Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Nikolai Bugaev, and Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin. After him are Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, Charles Ammi Cutter, Herbert Vaughan, Edwin Lord Weeks, and Alexander Ramsey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew Ainslie Common ranks 5,090 out of 8,785. Before him are Moira Shearer (1926), Donald Campbell (1921), Peter Wright (1970), Eileen Hiscock (1909), Colin Clarke (1962), and Jaime Murray (1976). After him are Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Robert Webb (1972), Orlando Figes (1959), John M. Allegro (1923), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), and Frederick E. Morgan (1894).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Andrew Ainslie Common ranks 68. Before him are William Henry Smyth (1788), William Christie (1845), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Madge Adam (1912), and Richard A. Proctor (1837). After him are Arnold Wolfendale (1927), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), and James Gall (1808).

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