William Duncan MacMillan
American mathematician and astronomer (1871–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Duncan MacMillan (July 24, 1871 – November 14, 1948) was an American mathematician and astronomer on the faculty of the University of Chicago. He published research on the applications of classical mechanics to astronomy, and is noted for pioneering speculations on physical cosmology.[3] For the latter, Helge Kragh noted, "the cosmological model proposed by MacMillan was designed to lend support to a cosmic optimism, which he felt was threatened by the world view of modern physics."[4]
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William Duncan MacMillan | |
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Born | (1871-07-24)July 24, 1871 La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA |
Died | November 14, 1948(1948-11-14) (aged 77) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, mathematics and physics |
Thesis | Periodic Orbits about an Oblate Spheroid[1] (1908) |
Doctoral advisor | Forest Ray Moulton[2] |
Doctoral students | William Markowitz[2] |
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