Search Results for "George Biddell Airy"
Visual disturbances
history of scienceKatharine Marshall looks at the work of physician Hubert Airy on migraine auras, or scintillating scotomas.
Fellow holidaymakers
history of scienceAinsley Vinall discovers how past Fellows of the Royal Society have spent their summer holidays.
Light and Airy
history of scienceClues to the early life and scientific interests of Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy can be found in his portrait at the Royal Society, as Daniel Belteki explains.
Penning puns
history of scienceVirginia Mills is entertained by the witty letters and cartoons - including a depiction of the Astronomer Royal standing on his head - sent by mathematician Augustus De Morgan to his friend John Herschel.