James Hopwood Jeans
Physicist and astronomer specializing in cosmology
Born
September 11th, 1877
147 years ago
Died
September 16th, 1946
78 years ago — 69 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
England
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Developed the Jeans instability theory
Authored 'The Mysterious Universe'
Pioneered concepts in cosmic evolution
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