2011/04/01 by Jeremy Shears, Shears, Jeremy
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.SR #physics.hist-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1104.0133
37 pages, 1 Table, 25 Figures. Accepted for publication by JBAA
arxiv created 2011/11/16 · arxiv updated 2011/11/17
Charles Lewis Brook, MA, FRAS, FRMetS (1855 - 1939) served as Director of the BAA Variable Star Section from 1910 to 1921. During this time he was not merely interested in collecting the observations of the members (to which he also contributed), but he also spent considerable amounts of time analysing the data and preparing numerous publications on the findings. This paper discusses Brook's life and work, with a particular focus on his contribution to variable star astronomy.