Astrophysicist
Charles Greeley Abbot
Measured the sun's output for fifty years from mountain tops.
Charles Greeley Abbot was an American astrophysicist and also the fifth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, serving from 1928 until 1944. Abbot went from being director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, to becoming Assistant Secretary, and then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution over the course of his career. As an astrophysicist, he researched the solar constant, research that led him to invent the solar cooker, solar boiler, solar still, and other patented solar energy inventions.
- Born
- 1872-05-31, Wilton, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1973-12-17, Riverdale Park, USAA Monday, aged 101
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1872-05-31, Wilton, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 7°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 17°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 28°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 6°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 20°29′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 19°49′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1973-12-17, Riverdale Park, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 25°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 7°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 28°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 1°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 7°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 6°41′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Greeley Abbot 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.