Arthur Matthew Weld Downing | |
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Born | Carlow, County Carlow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 13 April 1850
Died | 8 December 1917 Bloomsbury, London, England | (aged 67)
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Spouse | Ellen Jane Downing |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, astronomy |
Institutions | Royal Greenwich Observatory, HM Nautical Almanac Office |
Arthur Matthew Weld Downing FRAS (13 April 1850 – 8 December 1917) was an Irish mathematician and astronomer. Downing's major contribution to astronomy is in the calculation of the positions and movements of astronomical bodies, as well as being a founder of the British Astronomical Association.[1][2]