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Arthur Robert Hinks, CBE, FRS (26 May 1873 – 14 April 1945) was a British astronomer and geographer.As an astronomer, he is best known for his work in determining the distance from the Sun to the Earth (the astronomical unit) from 1900–1909: for this achievement, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. His later professional career was in surveying and cartography, an extension of his astronomical interests.

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rdfs:comment	Arthur Robert Hinks, CBE, FRS (26 May 1873 – 14 April 1945) was a British astronomer and geographer.As an astronomer, he is best known for his work in determining the distance from the Sun to the Earth (the astronomical unit) from 1900–1909: for this achievement, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. His later professional career was in surveying and cartography, an extension of his astronomical interests.
foaf:name	Arthur R. Hinks Hinks, Arthur Robert
dc:description	British astronomer
alma mater	College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's foundation
award	The President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge dbpedia:Victoria_Medal_(geography) dbpedia:Cullum_Geographical_Medal dbpedia:Leconte_Prize dbpedia:Order_of_the_British_Empire
birth date	1873-05-26(xsd:dateTime)
birth year	1873-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1945-04-14(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Royston
death year	1945-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
field	dbpedia:Geography dbpedia:Astronomy
influenced	Henry Norris Russell
known for	dbpedia:Parallax
nationality	dbpedia:British_nationality_law
is influenced by of	Henry Norris Russell

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