Physicist
Cecil Frank Powell
Found the pion using photographic plates flown on balloons.
Cecil Frank Powell was a British experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 for heading the team that developed the photographic method of studying nuclear processes, and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson).
- Born
- 1903-12-05, Tonbridge, EnglandA Saturday
- Died
- 1969-08-09, Lake Como, ItalyA Saturday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1903-12-05, Tonbridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 12°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 22°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 19°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 24°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 5°08′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°50′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1969-08-09, Lake Como, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 16°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 4°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 3°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 8°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 3°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 8°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 23°32′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Cecil Frank Powell was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
