Chemist
Theodore William Richards
Measured atomic weights precisely enough to prove isotopes exist.
Theodore William Richards was an American physical chemist and the first American scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, earning the award "in recognition of his exact determinations of the atomic weights of a large number of the chemical elements."
- Born
- 1868-01-31, Germantown, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1928-04-02, Cambridge, USAA Monday, aged 60
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, 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
1868-01-31, Germantown, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 11°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 28°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 16°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 11°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 4°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 11°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 4°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 9°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 12°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 14°08′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1928-04-02, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 17°24′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 19°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 26°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 15°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 19°06′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 3°54′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Theodore William Richards 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.