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David Kipping
David Mathew Kipping is a British-American astronomer and associate professor at Columbia University, where he leads the Cool Worlds Lab. Early life and education Kipping grew up in Warwickshire. He studied at the University of Cambridge, where he received an MA degree in 2006 and an MSc degree in 2007, both in Natural Sciences. He subsequently obtained a PhD degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University College London in 2011. Career Following the completion of his doctorate, he served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Institution for six months in 2011. He then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University from 2011 to 2015, before joining Columbia University as an assistant professor in 2015. In 2016, Kipping launched the YouTube channel ''Cool Worlds'' to share his research topics with the wider public. Along with Ingo Waldmann and Steve Fossey, Kipping discovered in 2009 that the exoplanet HD 80606b (previously known from radial velocity) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
