Physicist
Charles Édouard Guillaume
Invar, an alloy that barely expands, which made precision instruments possible.
Charles-Édouard Guillaume was a Swiss physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 "for the service he had rendered to precision measurements in physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys." In 1919, he gave the fifth Guthrie Lecture at the Institute of Physics in London with the title "The Anomaly of the Nickel-Steels."
- Born
- 1861-02-15, Fleurier, SwitzerlandA Friday
- Died
- 1938-06-13, Sèvres, FranceA Monday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1861-02-15, Fleurier, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
Europe/ZurichThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 26°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 29°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 8°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 5°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 21°25′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 6°52′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 7°38′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1938-06-13, Sèvres, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 26°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 10°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 4°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 16°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 15°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 18°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°38′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Édouard Guillaume 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.