Richard Christopher Carrington
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 148 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 26,1826 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Chelsea |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | November 27,1875 |
| Died | Churt |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Sun |
| Solar observations | |
| Parents | Richard Carrington |
| Esther Clarke Aplin | |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Education | Trinity College |
| University of Cambridge | |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Lalande Prize | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1121885 |
Richard Christopher Carrington Life story
Richard Christopher Carrington was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence upon the Earth and its aurorae; and whose 1863 records of sunspot observations revealed the differential rotation of the Sun.
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