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I am of the opinion that generations will pass before man ever lands on the moon and that, should he eventually succeed in doing so, there would be little hope of his succeeding in returning to the Earth and telling us of his experiences. Beyond the moon he is never likely to go unless, through an
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During his nine years at the observatory, Spencer Jones set about renewing its administration and scientific work. He made efforts to improve working conditions and morale at the observatory. He led efforts by the staff to measure the properties of large numbers of stars from photographic plates
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in Sussex, and the new site was purchased. Spencer Jones moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux in 1948, but the removal of the whole institution was not completed for another ten years, because of the need to erect new buildings and a lack of funding following the war. The institution at its new
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Spencer Jones found time for his own scientific research. He analysed and published the Eros observations made in South Africa. He contributed significantly to precise measurements of the rotation of the Earth and of the motions of the planets.
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Spencer Jones's astronomical work extended over a range of subjects. He specialised in positional astronomy, particularly the motion and orientation of the Earth in space. He also studied the motions of stars. He travelled to
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Spencer Jones took up the administrative challenges, including recruiting new staff and installing new instruments. He upgraded the time service provided by the observatory. He took on overall responsibility for the
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The Second World War disrupted the activities of the observatory. A number of staff members left temporarily to engage in war work. Spencer Jones and his support staff moved from London to the comparative safety of
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Spencer Jones retired as Astronomer Royal at the end of 1955. He continued to contribute actively to a number of scientific bodies. He died on 3 November 1960 aged 70. His cause of death was cardiac arrest.
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during its close approach in 1930–1931 for the same purpose. These Eros observations later gave the best measurement of the distance of the Sun then available. He was later awarded the
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He resumed his astronomical work after the war, including studying the positions of stars, the rotation of the Earth, and the brightnesses of stars. During this period he wrote his textbook
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Active scientific activity resumed in Greenwich after the end of the war with the return of staff and some equipment. However, government agreement was reached to move the observatory to
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launch in October 1957. Despite recent suggestions that he did not actually make such a statement, the quote was referenced in 1959 (during his lifetime) in the 17 September issue of
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Sir Harold Spencer Jones had two sons, John (whose early career was spent as a jet pilot with the Royal Air Force) and David, with his wife Lady Gladys Mary Owens Spencer Jones.
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magazine (page 476). The sentiment of the quote is consistent with Spencer Jones' own 1957 editorial in the same magazine (10 October 1957), twelve years before the
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location in Sussex assumed the name Royal Greenwich Observatory. Spencer Jones led major construction projects to accommodate instruments moved from Greenwich.
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exposed on the observatory's telescopes. This work included measuring the positions of stars that had been studied years earlier to determine their
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Spencer Jones's own research concentrated on the motions of the Earth and the Moon. He refined knowledge of the Moon's orbit using observations of
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His activities at the observatory were disrupted by the war, when he worked temporarily for the Ministry of Munitions, particularly on optics.
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Online catalogue of Spencer Jones' working papers (part of the Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives held at Cambridge University Library)
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GRO Register of Births: JUN 1890 1a 111 KENSINGTON - Harold Spencer Jones (forenames = Harold Spencer, surname = Jones)
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Spencer Jones played a leading role in plans to build a large telescope at Herstmonceux. These led to the
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error in launching, his space vehicle misses its target and wanders off into space, never to return.
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from 1937 to 1939, and at other times as the society's secretary, treasurer and foreign secretary.
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One of his long-standing interests was time keeping and horology. He served as president of the
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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Facts and Fallacies: A Book of Definitive Mistakes and Misguided Predictions
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for 23 years. Although born "Jones", his surname became "Spencer Jones".
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Smart, W. M. (June 1961). "Sir Harold Spencer Jones, 1890–1960".
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Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1913–1923
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His Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope, 1923–1933
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Jackson, J. (February 1956). "Sir Harold Spencer Jones, K.B.E.".
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at Cambridge. In December 1913 Spencer Jones was elected to the
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Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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In 1947, Spencer Jones was elected the first President of the
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Sadler, Donald (1963). "Obituary, Harold Spencer Jones".
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Sadler, D. (1963). "Obituary, Harold Spencer Jones".
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(2008). "Bunk and Bilge". 476:, the French astronomical society (1945) 1573:People educated at Latymer Upper School 1260:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1228:American Academy of Arts & Sciences 1045:Morgan, Chris; Langford, David (1981). 580: 218:in Eastern Europe in 1914 to observe a 1130:Griffin, R. (2009). "Bunk and Bilge". 892:Jones, H. S.; Davidson, C. R. (1915). 747:"Obituary, Sir Harold Spencer Jones". 1002:"Presidents and Directors of the RIN" 592: 590: 588: 586: 584: 352:which was eventually opened in 1967. 7: 1101:Jones, R. (2009). 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PRAS
Latymer Upper School
Hammersmith
Jesus College, Cambridge
Astronomer Royal
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope
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FRS
FRSE
PRAS
astronomer
Astronomer Royal
Kensington
Latymer Upper School
Hammersmith
Jesus College, Cambridge
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Arthur Eddington
Plumian Professor of Astronomy
Royal Astronomical Society
Minsk
total solar eclipse
British Astronomical Association
Christmas Island
total solar eclipse
1919 eclipse

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