
Balfour Stewart
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 137 years ago |
Date of birth | November 1,1828 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Edinburgh |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | December 19,1887 |
Died | Meath |
Ireland | |
Field | Physics |
Awards | Rumford Medal |
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ID | 805333 |
Balfour Stewart Life story
Balfour Stewart was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist. His studies in the field of radiant heat led to him receiving the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society in 1868. In 1859 he was appointed director of Kew Observatory.