Lord Rayleigh ; McNeese2

Lord Rayleigh

Nov 12, 1842

Lord Rayliegh was born in Langford Grove omn November 12, 1842.

blue skys

Jan 1, 1871

Lord Rayleigh first explained why the sky is blue in 1871.

Rediscovery

Jan 1, 1894

Rayleigh & William Ramsey rediscovered why the sky is blue in 1894.

Argon

Jan 1, 1895

Lord Rayleigh discovered argon in 1895.

Nobel Prize

Jan 1, 1904

He won the Nobel Prize of Physics in 1904.

Death ....

Jun 30, 1919

Lord Rayleigh passed away on June 30, 1919.

Moon

Jun 1, 2007

Craters on the moon were named after Rayliegh as well on June 1, 2007.

Asteroids

Jun 1, 2007

Asteroid 22740 Rayleiigh was named on June 1, 2007.

Craters

Jun 1, 2007

Craters on Mars are named in honor of RAyleigh on June 1, 2007.