Physicist
Ernest Rutherford
Discovered the atomic nucleus by firing alpha particles at gold foil and finding some came straight back. He won his Nobel Prize in chemistry, which he considered a joke.
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, was a New Zealand physicist and chemist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics. He has been described as "the father of nuclear physics" and "the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday." In 1908, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances."
- Born
- 1871-08-30, Brightwater, New ZealandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1937-10-19, Cambridge, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1871-08-30, Brightwater, New Zealand · time unknown, noon chart
Pacific/Aucklandthe zone used then
Pacific/AucklandThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 1°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 10°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 21°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 3°19′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 29°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 23°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 19°51′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1937-10-19, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 25°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 20°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 18°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 29°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 13°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 19°26′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 12°19′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 20°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 0°05′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ernest Rutherford 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.