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Francis Baily: Another Astronomer and Actuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2011

Geoffrey Heywood
Geoffrey Heywood
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Abstract

On the occasion of the forthcoming total eclipse of the sun in Devon and Cornwall on 11 August 1999, the name of Baily is likely to receive much publicity because of the accompanying phenomenon of Baily's Beads. The paper explains Baily's Beads and also summarises the very considerable contribution which he made to actuarial science in the early days.

Keywords

Total Eclipse of the SunBaily's BeadsDiamond Ring Effect
Type
Sessional meetings: papers and abstracts of discussions
Information
British Actuarial Journal , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , 01 April 1999 , pp. 269 - 271
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1999

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