Talk:George Biddell Airy

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Airy Wave Theory[edit]

Airy wave theory should be given at least a paragraph here. The whole of linear wave theory can be attributed to Airy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.222.239 (talk) 10:50, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ether Drag[edit]

The section on Ether Drag seems to imply that Airy's experiment does not contradict the theory that the Ether exists. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.194.24.44 (talk) 11:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This section is subject to vandalism by a user named Ferventheat, a creationist and geocentrist who seeks to pollute the basic integrity of Wikipedia by corrupting links and amending this section to contain substandard and misleading information representative of religious bias.

"Computer"[edit]

In this mode of treating the question the order of the terms is numerical, and though the amount of labour is such as might well have deterred a younger man, yet the details were easy, and a great part of it might be entrusted to a mere computer.

In 1911, computer of course had a different meaning! How shall we edit this passage? - Sebastjan - 217.168.172.214 08:44, 5 April 2003 (UTC)[reply]

Airy's advice[edit]

Lest too many laurels be laid on Airy: he had seriously underadvised Bouch on the Tay's winds; he had believed the Crystal Palace would blow away; and that transatlantic cables would not work even if could lay one. Kwantus 05:05, 2005 Jan 13 (UTC)

And talked the government into cutting off funding for Charles Babbage's computer experiments, right? DanielCristofani 08:05, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

On that last, I'd recommend reading Doron Swade's historiography on Babbage's story and the sources used to write about it (Computer Resurrection 32 (2004), 18-27) [1]. Joseph Myers 09:29, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Isostasy[edit]

Airy's hypothesis for isostasy

perhaps someone would add something about this too. i think it is quite significant. - Gwissi 22:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, this was a fundamental contribution to Earth science, and what I was looking for here. While I'm here, there is an inappropriate finishing line about child molestation on this page at the moment that needs to go. - 137.111.85.212 02:18, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]