Ernest William Brown

Ernest William Brown FRS (29 November 1866 – 22 July 1938) was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States. His life's work was the study of the Moon's motion (lunar theory) and the compilation of extremely accurate lunar tables. He also studied the motion of the planets and calculated the orbits of Trojan asteroids. Brown was born in Hull, England, the only son of William and Emma (Martin) Brown. He was educated at Hull and East Riding College. After leaving school, he entered Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with first-class honours in mathematics in 1887. He continued with post-graduate studies at Cambridge and worked under the direction of George Howard...