Thomas Cowling

Thomas Cowling
Born(1906-06-17)17 June 1906
Hackney, London, England
Died16 June 1990(1990-06-16) (aged 83)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford
AwardsHughes Medal (1990)
Scientific career
Thesis The radiative equilibrium of a spherical mass of gas  (1931)
Doctoral advisorEdward Arthur Milne
Doctoral studentsEric Priest

Thomas George Cowling FRS[1] (17 June 1906 – 16 June 1990) was an English astronomer.[2]

  1. ^ Mestel, L. (1991). "Thomas George Cowling. 17 June 1906-16 June 1990". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 37: 104–126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1991.0006.
  2. ^ Cowling, T. G. (1985). "Astronomer by Accident". Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 23: 1–19. Bibcode:1985ARA&A..23....1C. doi:10.1146/annurev.aa.23.090185.000245.