Leslie Comrie
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New Zealand astronomer (1893-1950)
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Leslie John Comrie was a New Zealand astronomer, university teacher, computer scientist, and mathematician. Born in Pukekohe in 1893, he was educated at the University of Auckland and the University of Cambridge. He served as a faculty member at Swarthmore College and was influenced by Ernest William Brown. His doctoral advisor was Arthur Eddington.
Comrie authored three works, including *Chamber's six-figure mathematical tables* and *Tables of tan|p-1|sx and log (Ix|p2|s) to assist in the calculation of the ordinates of a Pearson type IV curve*. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of that institution. His contributions are recognized in the Royal Society collection. He died in London in 1950.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1893
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Chamber's six-figure mathematical tables
- Chambers's six-figure mathematical tables
- Tables of tan|p-1|sx and log (Ix|p2|s) to assist in the calculation of the ordinates of a Pearson type IV curve
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leslie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Pukekohe
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Arthur Eddington
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- date of birth
- 1893-08-15
- date of death
- 1950-12-11
- member of
- Royal Society
- influenced by
- Ernest William Brown
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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