George Biddell Airy

Sir George Biddell Airy

Airy's Transit Circle and the dawn of the Universal Day

This Is the First-Ever Image of Airy-0, The Crater Where Mars’ Prime Meridian Was

A wall mounted astronomical regulator with Airy’s spring detent escapement, manufactured by E. Dent & Co. No. 1906, c.1870

Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-92)

Light and Airy

An eight-day sidereal regulator, mounted within a stone block at the southern end of the Airy transit circle by William Hardy, London, circa 1811

Researchers discover a way to generate an electron Airy beam

Airy theory, but true

Scientists make first observation of Airy optical beams