Physicist
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
The cloud chamber, invented from an obsession with mountain weather.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was a British meteorologist and physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber.
- Born
- 1869-02-14, Glencorse, ScotlandA Sunday
- Died
- 1959-11-15, Carlops, ScotlandA Sunday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1869-02-14, Glencorse, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 25°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 27°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 5°42′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 4°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 24°45′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aries | 13°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 15°51′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 13°50′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 15°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 15°08′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1959-11-15, Carlops, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 22°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 23°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 9°43′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 5°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 8°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 4°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 21°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 7°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 6°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Thomson Rees Wilson 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.