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James Binney is a British physicist, astronomer, and astrophysicist born in Greater London in 1950. He holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford, where his doctoral advisor was Dennis W. Sciama. Binney has worked as a researcher and has been employed by the Institute for Advanced Study and the University of Oxford. He speaks English.
Binney is a member of the Royal Society and the International Astronomical Union. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection and has received several awards, including the Eddington Medal, the IOP Dirac Medal, and the Maxwell Medal and Prize. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
His notable works include *Galactic dynamics*, *The Theory of critical phenomena*, *Morphology and dynamics of galaxies*, *Galactic Astronomy*, and *Αστροφυσική - Μία συνοπτική εισαγωγή*. He has authored six works.
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- Born
- 1950
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Αστροφυσική - Μία συνοπτική εισαγωγή
- Galactic dynamics
- The Theory of critical phenomena
- Morphology and dynamics of galaxies
- Galactic Astronomy
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Greater London
- Occupation
- researcher
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Dennis W. Sciama
- Field of work
- astrophysics
- Official website
- www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/JamesBinney
- Image
- James Binney.jpeg
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- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- date of birth
- 1950-00-00
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