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James Challis

1803 - 1882

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James Challis

James Challis FRS (Braintree, 12 de dezembro de 1803 — Cambridge, 3 de dezembro de 1882) foi um físico, astrônomo e clérigo inglês. Foi Professor Plumiano de Astronomia e Filosofia Experimental (1836–1883) e diretor do Observatório de Cambridge. É conhecido por ter perdido a oportunidade de descobrir o planeta Netuno em 1846. Leia mais na Wikipédia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). James Challis is the 336th most popular astrônomo (up from 499th in 2024), the 2,733rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,268th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Astrônomo.

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Among Astrônomos

Among astrônomos, James Challis ranks 336 out of 644. Before him are John Machin, Allan Sandage, Nils Christoffer Dunér, Maria Clara Eimmart, Franz Kaiser, and Beatrice Tinsley. After him are Julius Schiller, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Heinrich Kreutz, James L. Elliot, Klim Churyumov, and Lyudmila Zhuravleva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, James Challis ranks 50. Before him are Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Albert Sidney Johnston, Ludwig Richter, Sarah Childress Polk, Alexander Dukhnovych, and Albert Küchler. After him are Johann Jakob Kaup, Juan Almonte, Bernardo Berro, Joseph Whitworth, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, and Martinus Rørbye. Among people deceased in 1882, James Challis ranks 56. Before him are Charles J. Guiteau, Carl Robert Jakobson, Giovanni Lanza, John William Draper, Joseph Decaisne, and Alexander Gardner. After him are Ernest Courtot de Cissey, François-Auguste Biard, Nain Singh, Theodor Kullak, Auguste Barbier, and Charles Blanc.

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Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 44
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1803 - 1862
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Ludwig Richter
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1803 - 1884
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Sarah Childress Polk
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1803 - 1891
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Alexander Dukhnovych
WRITER
1803 - 1865
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Rank: 48
Albert Küchler
PAINTER
1803 - 1886
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Rank: 49
James Challis
ASTRONOMER
1803 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 50
Johann Jakob Kaup
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 51
Juan Almonte
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1803 - 1869
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Bernardo Berro
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1803 - 1868
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Joseph Whitworth
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1803 - 1887
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Johann Carl Fuhlrott
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Martinus Rørbye
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