H. Spencer Jones (1890–1960)
Author of Life on Other Worlds
About the Author
Image credit: H. Spencer Jones
Works by H. Spencer Jones
Worlds Without End 10 copies
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich 3 copies
Associated Works
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Jones, Harold Spencer
- Other names
- Spencer Jones, Harold
Jones, H. Spencer
Jones, Sir Harold Spencer - Birthdate
- 1890-03-29
- Date of death
- 1960-11-03
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Cambridge (Jesus College)
- Occupations
- Astronomer Royal (1933-1955)
astronomer - Organizations
- International Astronomical Union
British Horological Institute
Royal Greenwich Observatory - Awards and honors
- Knight Bachelor (1943)
Royal Astronomical Society (gold medal|1943)
Bruce Medal (1949)
Order of the British Empire (1955)
Royal Society (fellow|medal)
Crater on Moon named in his honour (show all 8)
Crater on Mars named in his honour
Asteroid namesake "3282 Spencer Jones" - Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- London, England, UK
Members
Reviews
1st printing 1949-5, 1st "newly revised and expanded" printing
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Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 110
- Popularity
- #176,728
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 5


