Glaisher (spr. glehsch'r), James, Physiker und Meteorolog, geb. 7. April 1809 in London, gest. 7. Febr. 1903 in Croydon bei London, 1840-74 Leiter der magnetischen und meteorolog. Abteilung am königl. Observatorium in Greenwich, verdient bes. durch zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Luftballonfahrten (1862-69); schrieb: »Travels in the air« (neue Aufl. 1880) u.a.
http://www.zeno.org/Brockhaus-1911. 1911.
Glaisher — ist der Name folgender Personen: James Glaisher (1809–1903), englischer Meteorologe und Aeronaut James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848–1928), englischer Mathematiker Siehe auch: Konstante von Glaisher Kinkelin … Deutsch Wikipedia
Glaisher — is a surname, and may refer to:*James Glaisher, meteorologist *James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, mathematician … Wikipedia
Glaisher — (spr. glĕscher), James, Physiker, geb. 7. April 1809 in London, gest. daselbst 7. Febr. 1903, war Assistent am Observatorium zu Madinglay bei Cambridge, dann in Greenwich und 1840–74 Direktor der magnetischen und meteorologischen Abteilung des… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
GLAISHER J W L — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 5.11.1848 Lewisham/UK 7.12.1928 Cambridge/UK James Whitbread Lee Glaisher was the elder son of James Glaisher (1809 1903). The son went in 1867 to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
GLAISHER J — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 7.4.1809 London/UK 7.2.1903 Croyden/UK At the age of 20, James Glaisher was appointed an assistant on the principal triangulation of the Irish ordnance survey, in which charge he made meteorological… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
Glaisher (crater) — lunar crater data latitude=13.2 N or S=N longitude=49.5 E or W=E diameter=16 km depth=2.0 km colong=311 eponym=James GlaisherGlaisher is a lunar impact crater that is located in the region of terrain that forms the southwest border about Mare… … Wikipedia
Glaisher-Kinkelin constant — In mathematics, the Glaisher Kinkelin constant, typically denoted A , is a mathematical constant, related to the K function and the Barnes G function. It is named after mathematicians James Whitbread Lee Glaisher and Hermann Kinkelin.The constant … Wikipedia
Glaisher's theorem — In number theory, Glaisher s theorem is an identity useful to the study of integer partitions. It is named for James Whitbread Lee Glaisher.It states that the number of partitions of an integer N into parts not divisible by d is equal to the… … Wikipedia
GLAISHER, JAMES — meteorologist and founder of the Royal Meteorological Society, born in London; his first observations in meteorology were done as an officer of the Irish Ordnance Survey; in 1836, after service in the Cambridge Observatory, he went to… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher — (5 novembre 1848 à Lewisham (district londonien) 7 décembre 1928 à Cambridge), fils du météorologue James Glaisher … Wikipédia en Français
