Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
- Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
The Lowndean chair of Astronomy and Geometry is one of the two major Professorships in Astronomy at Cambridge University, alongside the Plumian Professorship. 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 consisting of the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Privy Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord Steward of the Household, and the Lord High Treasurer of the First Lord of the Treasury.
By the 20th century, the electors had changed to comprise the most senior scientists in the United Kingdom: the President of the Royal Society, the President of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Astronomer Royal, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the Lucasian, Sadleirian, and Plumian Professors.
Lowndean Professors
* Roger Long (1750-1771)
* John Smith (1771-1795)
* William Lax (1795-1837)
* George Peacock (1837-1859)
* John Couch Adams (1859-1892)
* Robert Ball (1892-1913)
* Henry Baker (1914-1936)
* William Hodge (1936-1970)
* Frank Adams (1970-1989)
* Graeme Segal (1990-1999)
* Burt Totaro (2000-)
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