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Richard Christopher Carrington | |
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| Born | 26 May 1826 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 27 November 1875 (aged 49) Churt, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Solar observations, including the Carrington Event |
| Spouse | Rosa Ellen Jeffries (1845–1875, m. 1869) |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1859) Lalande Prize (1864) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Durham University Observatory[1] |
Richard Christopher Carrington (26 May 1826 – 27 November 1875)[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875)". The National Center for Atmospheric Research. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Cliver, Edward W.; Keer, Norman C. (25 July 2012). "Richard Christopher Carrington: Briefly Among the Great Scientists of His Time". Solar Physics. 280 (1): 1–31. Bibcode:2012SoPh..280....1C. doi:10.1007/s11207-012-0034-5. S2CID 255072235. Retrieved 30 September 2021.