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Philip Herbert Cowell

1870 - 1949

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Philip Herbert Cowell FRS (1870 – 1949) was a British astronomer. Philip Herbert Cowell was born in Calcutta, India on the 7 August 1870, and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became second chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1896 and later became the Superintendent of HM Nautical Almanac Office between 1910 and 1930. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Herbert Cowell has received more than 21,595 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Herbert Cowell is the 609th most popular astronomer, the 1,068th most popular biography from India and the 3rd most popular Indian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Philip Herbert Cowell ranks 609 out of 644. Before him are Hiroshi Mori, Miloš Tichý, Chad Trujillo, James Gunn, William Kwong Yu Yeung, and Frank B. Zoltowski. After him are Andrea Boattini, Brett J. Gladman, Jeff T. Alu, Peter Kušnirák, David J. Tholen, and Sara Seager.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Philip Herbert Cowell ranks 166. Before him are Liberato Marcial Rojas, William Glackens, Erskine Childers, Roscoe Pound, Benjamin N. Cardozo, and Alexander Munro. After him is C. B. K. Beachcroft. Among people deceased in 1949, Philip Herbert Cowell ranks 183. Before him are Elmer Clifton, William Nicholson, James Truslow Adams, Ivar Lykke, James Rector, and Frank Murphy. After him are Vida Goldstein, Wheeler Oakman, Ben Fletcher, and Murder of Emily Armstrong.

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In India

Among people born in India, Philip Herbert Cowell ranks 1,068 out of 1,861. Before him are Sohail Khan (1970), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Ranjan Gogoi (1954), Akhilesh Yadav (1973), Reshma (1947), and Arjun Rampal (1972). After him are Poonam Dhillon (1962), Nasir-ud-Daulah (1794), Anushka Shetty (1981), Alok Nath (1956), Gopalkrishna Gandhi (1945), and Bhavana (1986).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In India

Among astronomers born in India, Philip Herbert Cowell ranks 3. Before him are Aryabhata (476), and Varāhamihira (505).

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