Thomas James Henderson

Thomas Henderson FRSE FRS FRAS was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first to determine the parallax of a fixed star, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.

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Who was born first?

• Thomas James Henderson and Auguste Comte were born the same year
• Thomas James Henderson and Macedonio Melloni were born the same year
• Thomas James Henderson and Franz Ernst Neumann were born the same year
• Thomas James Henderson and Christoph Gudermann were born the same year
• Thomas James Henderson and Karl Georg Christian von Staudt were born the same year

Timeline

1. Auguste ComteJanuary 19, 1798 – September 5, 1857
2. Christoph GudermannMarch 25, 1798 – September 25, 1852
3. Franz Ernst NeumannSeptember 11, 1798 – May 23, 1895
4. Karl Georg Christian von StaudtJanuary 24, 1798 – June 1, 1867
5. Macedonio MelloniApril 11, 1798 – August 11, 1854
6. Thomas James Henderson (this page)December 28, 1798 – November 23, 1844

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• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
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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