James Challis

James Challis FRS was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy and the director of the Cambridge Observatory, he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few lasting contributions outside astronomy.

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Who was born first?

• James Challis and Charles Sturm were born the same year
• James Challis and Henry Darcy were born the same year
• James Challis and Heinrich Wilhelm Dove were born the same year
• James Challis and Carl Jacob Löwig were born the same year
• James Challis and Christian Dopplerr were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carl Jacob LöwigMarch 17, 1803 – March 27, 1890
2. Charles SturmSeptember 29, 1803 – December 18, 1855
3. Christian DopplerrNovember 29, 1803 – March 17, 1853
4. Heinrich Wilhelm DoveOctober 6, 1803 – April 4, 1879
5. Henry DarcyJune 10, 1803 – January 2, 1858
6. James Challis (this page)December 12, 1803 – December 3, 1882

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716