Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
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Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
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The Lowndean chair of Astronomy and Geometry is one of the two major Professorships in Astronomy and a major Professorship in Mathematics at Cambridge University. It was founded in 1749 by Thomas Lowndes, an astronomer from Overton in Cheshire. The original bequest stated that the holder must give two courses of twenty lectures each year, one in astronomy, and the other in geometry, and spend at least six weeks making astronomical observations. Originally the holder was elected by a committee co
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