Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by George Biddell AiryThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Autobiography of Sir George Biddell AiryAuthor: George Biddell AiryRelease Date: January 9, 2004 [EBook #10655]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SIR GEORGE AIRY ***Produced by Joseph Myers and PG Distributed ProofreadersAUTOBIOGRAPHYOFSIR GEORGE BIDDELL AIRY, K.C.B.,M.A., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S.,HONORARY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, ASTRONOMER ROYAL FROM 1836 TO 1881.EDITED BYWILFRID AIRY, B.A., M.Inst.C.E.1896PREFACE.The life of Airy was essentially that of a hard-working, business man, and differed from that of other hard-working peopleonly in the quality and variety of his work. It was not an exciting life, but it was full of interest, and his work brought him intoclose relations with many scientific men, and with many men high in the State. His real business life commenced after hebecame Astronomer Royal, and from that time forward, during the 46 years that he remained in office, he was so entirelywrapped up in the duties of his post that the history of the Observatory is the history of his life. For writing his business lifethere is abundant material, for he ...