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James Hopwood Jeans

James Hopwood Jeans
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Sir James Hopwood Jeans was an English physicist, mathematician and an astronomer. He served as a secretary of the Royal Society from 1919 to 1929, and was the president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1925 to 1927, and won its Gold Medal.

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  1. Charles Glover BarklaJune 7, 1877 – October 23, 1944
  2. Emil AbderhaldenMarch 9, 1877 – August 5, 1950
  3. Francis William AstonSeptember 1, 1877 – November 20, 1945
  4. Frederick SoddySeptember 2, 1877 – September 22, 1956
  5. G.H. HardyFebruary 7, 1877 – December 1, 1947
  6. James Hopwood Jeans (this page)September 11, 1877 – September 16, 1946

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