James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
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James Whitbread Lee Glaisher FRS FRSE FRAS (5 November 1848, in Lewisham[1] – 7 December 1928, in Cambridge), son of James Glaisher and Cecilia Glaisher, was a prolific English mathematician and astronomer.[2][3] His large collection of (mostly) English ceramics was mostly left to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
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James Whitbread Lee Glaisher | |
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Born | (1848-11-05)5 November 1848 Lewisham, England |
Died | 7 December 1928(1928-12-07) (aged 80) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Glaisher's theorem Glaisher–Kinkelin constant |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, Astronomy |
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