Ralph+Allen+Sampson

“Ralph Sampson, the Astronomer Royal of Scotland, whom they’d bumped into after lunch.” (Pg 118) Born June 25, 1866. Graduating from St. John’s College, he became a professor of mathematics at Durham College. In December 1910 he was appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland. He then became an Astronomy Professor at the University of Edinburgh. One of his biggest accomplishments was the measuring of color temperature in stars. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomer Society for the theory of motions in Jupiter’s four moons (1928). He even has a crater named after him! His mentioning gives a look into the modern times and his possible relationship with Sassoon. LMD & GJC
 * Ralph Allen Sampson**
 * Astronomer Royal of Scotland**

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