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Edward Arthur Milne FRS (/ m ɪ l n /; 14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Arthur Milne was an English astrophysicist and cosmologist best known for his development of kinematic relativity. Milne was educated at the University of Cambridge and served as assistant director of the Solar Physics Observatory at Cambridge from 1920 to 1924.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Arthur Milne, a mathematician, astrophysicist and cosmologist who made groundbreaking contributions to science and education. From his humble origins in Hull to his academic career in Cambridge, Manchester and Oxford, he faced challenges, controversies and recognition.
1896-1950. EDWARD ARTHUR MILNE was born at Hull on 14 February 1896. His father Sidney Arthur Milne, one of the thirteen children of Joshua Milne of H.M. Customs, Hull, was headmaster of St Mary's Church of England School, Salthouse Lane, Hull. He was a man of high ideals and steadfast religious.
The E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics is named in honour of the Hull-born physicist and mathematician Edward Arthur Milne. Milne was a truly prolific researcher; amongst his many discoveries, the most groundbreaking were his insights into the inner structure and atmosphere of stars.
Sep 23, 2021 · Milne wrote on philosophy of science and religion as well as mathematics, physics, and astronomy. Presentation of Bruce medal. Sanford, Roscoe F., PASP 57, 65-68 (1945). Other awards. Royal Astronomical Society, Gold medal, 1935, presented by F.J.M. Stratton, MNRAS 95, 421-28 (1935). Royal Society, Royal Medal, 1941. Some offices held.
British mathematician Edward Milne contributed many of the ideas that have made it possible to analyze the spectra of stars and determine the temperatures, densities, and chemical compositions of their atmospheres, some of those ideas carrying his name.
