EntityQ628065· pop 11· linked from 25 articlesHerbert DingleSign in to saveBritish astronomer and historian of science (1890–1978)Person · Open LibraryBorn1890Died1978-01-01Works23Top worksAddress [delivered] on science and modern cosmologySwedenborg as a physical scientistCiencia y cosmologia modernaKe xue yu jing yanThe scientific adventurevia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn1890Died1 January 1978via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameHerbertGendermaleCitizenshipUnited KingdomPlace of birthLondonPlace of deathKingston upon HullOccupationphilosopherEducated atImperial College LondonEmployerImperial College LondonLanguages spokenEnglish languageConnectionsspecial relativityEntityGerald James WhitrowEntityCategories1890 births1978 deaths20th-century English astronomers20th-century English physicistsAlumni of Imperial College LondonPresidents of the Royal Astronomical SocietyRelativity critics