Charles Piazzi Smyth

Charles Piazzi Smyth was a British astronomer who was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888; he is known for many innovations in astronomy and, along with his wife Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth, his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Who was born first?

• Charles Piazzi Smyth and Carl Nägeli were born the same year
• Charles Piazzi Smyth and Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac were born the same year
• Charles Piazzi Smyth and Charles Adolphe Wurtz were born the same year
• Charles Piazzi Smyth and C. H. D. Buys Ballot were born the same year
• Charles Piazzi Smyth was born 1 year after Rudolf Wolf

Timeline

1. Rudolf WolfJuly 7, 1816 – December 6, 1893
2. C. H. D. Buys BallotOctober 10, 1817 – February 3, 1890
3. Carl NägeliMarch 26, 1817 – May 10, 1891
4. Charles Adolphe WurtzNovember 26, 1817 – May 12, 1884
5. Charles Piazzi Smyth (this page)January 3, 1817 – February 21, 1900
6. Jean Charles Galissard de MarignacApril 24, 1817 – April 15, 1894

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