Arthur Robert Hinks Scientist

Arthur Robert Hinks, CBE, FRS (26 May 1873 – 14 April 1945) was a British astronomer and geographer.As an astronomer, he is best known for his work in determining the distance from the Sun to the Earth (the astronomical unit) from 1900–1909: for this achievement, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. His later professional career was in surveying and cartography, an extension of his astronomical interests.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 26, 1873
Birth place
London , United Kingdom
Nationality
British nationality law
Date of deathApril 14, 1945
Place of death
Hertfordshire , Royston Hertfordshire
Education
Trinity College Cambridge
Known for
Parallax

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Scientist

awards
Royal Society
Order of the British Empire
Field of study
Astronomy
Geography
influenced

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