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	Press Release in English, June 30, 2005 - Astronomy 2006 - IAU XXVIth General Assembly
		James E. Gunn, Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University, and a central and legendary figure in all three of the main areas of astronomy research -- theory, observation, and instrumentation -- has been selected by an international panel of experts to receive the 2005 Cosmology Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation.
		Gunn, 66, was born in Livingstone, Texas, and received a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Rice University and a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Physics from California Institute of Technology.
		The recipient in 2001 was Sir Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom and Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University.
	www.astronomy2006.com /press-release-30-6-2005.php (878 words)

	james gunn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		James Gunn (senator) (1753-1801) US Senator from Georgia
		James Gunn (congressman) (1843-1911) US Congressman from Idaho
		James Gunn (author) (born 1923) American science fiction author
	yourencyclopedia.net /james_gunn.html (182 words)

	Sloan Digital Sky Survey
		Gunn's citation from the Royal Swedish Academy reads: "James Gunn first made theoretical contributions to the field of galaxy formation, the gaseous medium between galaxies and the presence of dark matter in galaxies.
		Tremaine explained that Gunn started his career as a theoretical astronomer, doing groundbreaking work in gravitational lensing as a cosmological probe, the formation and evolution of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the Universe, and the physical nature of pulsars.
		Gunn was a leader in the 1970's and 1980's in observational studies of distant galaxies, galaxy clusters, and quasars.
	www.sdss.org /news/releases/20050127.gunnprize.html (749 words)

	The Diaries of George Washington. Vol. 6. Donald Jackson, and Dorothy Twohig, ed. The Papers of George Washington. ...
		James Jackson (1757–1806), a leader of antiadministration forces in the House of Representatives, was born in Devonshire, Eng., and in 1772 immigrated to Savannah, Ga., where he was employed in a local law office.
		James Wilson (1742–1798) was born in Scotland and educated at the universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh.
		James Iredell (1751–1799) was born in Lewes, Eng., and in 1768 received a royal appointment as collector of the customs at Edenton, N.C. He quickly became a leading citizen of Edenton, studied law with Samuel Johnston, and in 1773 married Johnston's sister Hannah.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /mss/mgw/mgwtext/wd06/wd06.sgm (16843 words)

	Science Journal, Fall 1995, Research Rundown
		Astronomers have discovered direct evidence that most quasars came into existence during the same era, when the universe was still in its infancy.
		Astronomers first identified quasars in 1960 as starlike counterparts to strong sources of radio waves, but were initially unable to determine the nature of the objects.
		Before this research, astronomers could measure only radio emissions from the lobes and were unable to distinguish the energy contribution of the relativistic electrons from that of the magnetic fields.
	www.science.psu.edu /journal/Fall_95/res95.htm (3960 words)

	Most Distant Quasar Discovered
		Astronomers use redshift as a measure of the distance of celestial objects: the higher the redshift, the greater the distance and the younger the universe when the light was emitted.
		Two of the three, Gunn and Schneider, were at the Fermilab meeting Friday morning, applauding with their colleagues at the announcement of the news.
		University of Washington astronomer Craig Hogan underscored the significance of quasars.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/1998-12/FNAL-MDQD-081298.php (1598 words)

	j f l e c k : : a t : : i n k s t a i n: Couches and Kitchen Tables
		The Gunn legend revolves around an unusual pair of skills -- he is both a world-class theoretical astrophysicist and a world-class tinkerer.
		Gunn's latest gizmo was taking shape in a back room at the Apache Point Observatory one recent weekday afternoon.
		The Sloan camera is the latest in a string of astronomical instruments on which the Gunn legend is based.
	www.inkstain.net /fleck/archives/000544.html (499 words)

	AAS — Grants, Prizes and Awards
		It is given to an astronomer who has not attained 36 years of age in the year designated for the award or must be within eight years of receipt of their Ph.D. degree.
		The Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award is to be given for astronomy writing for an academic audience, specifically textbooks at either the upper division undergraduate level or the graduate level.
		The award will be for an achievement in astronomical research made by an amateur astronomer; that is a person not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity, and who is resident in North America.
	www.aas.org /grants/awards.html (1619 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Astronomers observe most distant object in Universe
		Indeed, last week, when astronomers analyzed the spectrum from the quasar they had found, they realized they were seeing light that had left its source at time when the universe was a baby, a mere infant of less than a billion years old.
		When SDSS astronomer and Princeton graduate student Xiaohui Fan spotted the new quasar in the Sky Survey data he was studying based on observations made in March 2000, its distinctively red color showed it to be a likely candidate for a very distant quasar.
		Indeed, said SDSS astronomer and Princeton researcher Robert Lupton, the new quasar is sure to attract more than its share of attention from astronomy groups at the biggest telescopes in the world.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0004/14distantobject (1356 words)

	booksbiog
		It is also a story about the quest for astronomical truth in evaluating what structures are really out there, the size of the universe and the foundation for all of modern cosmology.
		He was a comet hunter, a pioneer in astronomical photography and a leader at the several observatories where he held positions.
		There is also very great detail about his astronomical measurements, their influence on those around him and various attempts to force accurate observations into a heliocentric model which simply did not work.
	www.mailbag.com /users/ragreiner/bbiog.html (1566 words)

	Caltech: 2003 Distinguished Alumni Awards
		An author, an inventor, an astronomer, a Mars researcher, and a computer pioneer will all be honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards from the California Institute of Technology at 11 a.m., on Saturday, May 17, in Beckman Auditorium.
		The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor the Institute bestows upon an alumnus/a, and is in recognition of "a particular achievement of noteworthy value, a series of such achievements, or a career of noteworthy accomplishment." Nominations are made by a faculty and alumni committee and confirmed by the Board of Trustees.
		James Edward Gunn is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University Observatory.
	pr.caltech.edu /events/alumni_awards/03 (738 words)

	Peter Gruber Foundation - Cosmology News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gunn, 66, was born in Livingstone, Texas, and received a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Rice University and a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Physics from California Institute of Technology.
		He later focused on astronomical instrumentation and space optical astronomy and played a central role is several observational projects.
		In 2000, the Peter Gruber Foundation and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced an agreement by which the IAU provides its expertise and contacts with professional astronomers worldwide for the nomination and selection of Cosmology Prize winners.
	www.petergruberfoundation.org /cosmologynews.htm (753 words)

	Space and astronomy information from Answerbag
		James Beatty: Light is a measure of distance, not time, not speed.
		The International Astronomical Union is the body that is generally recognized by the scientific community as controlling the naming of all celestial bodies and the features on them.
		The words astronomers use for most constellations today can be traced to the "Almagest", the first proper star chart, which was compiled by the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy,.and borrowed the names of constellations from various existing works.
	www.answerbag.com /c_view.php/129 (7018 words)

	M100
		The precise measurement of this distance allows astronomers to calculate that the universe is expanding at the rate of 80 km/sec per megaparsec (+/- 17 km/sec).
		For example, a team of astronomers using the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope at Mauna Kea recently have arrived at a distance to another galaxy in Virgo that is similar to that found for M100 using HST -- but their result is tentative because it is based on only three Cepheids in crowded star fields.
		To calculate accurately the Hubble Constant, astronomers must have two key numbers: the recession velocities of galaxies and their distances as estimated by one or more cosmic "mileposts," such as Cepheids.
	www.th.physik.uni-bonn.de /th/People/netah/messier/mess-pict/pages/m100.html (1643 words)

	The Institute Letter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sky Survey astronomer Michael Strauss of Princeton University, a W.M. Keck Foundation Member in the Institute’s School of Natural Sciences from 1991-95 and Fan’s faculty advisor, described the discovery of the most distant of all quasars, compact yet luminous objects thought to be powered by super-massive fl holes.
		Astronomers use redshift as a measure of the distance of celestial objects: the higher the redshift, the greater the distance.
		Two of the three, Gunn and Schneider, were at the Fermilab meeting, applauding with their colleagues at the announcement of the news.
	www.ias.edu /the-institute-letter/archive/99Spring/spring99.php (5114 words)

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		The first came in the late 1920s from astronomer Edwin Hubble, who used the 100-inch telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in Pasadena to measure the recession speeds of distant galaxies and concluded that the whole universe is expanding.
		Some astronomers believe that many of the larger stars will continue their accretion of mass until precipitating the transformative phenomenon called a nova or supernova: a gigantic explosion which then scatters and redistributes the stuff of the former star in space.
		The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe did record a similar supernova phenomenon in 1572, which shook the foundations of the Aristotelian belief in the "perfection" of the heavens, and asecond was seen by his pupil Johannes Kepler in 1604.
	www.csus.edu /indiv/v/vonmeierk/1-12STAR.html (4993 words)

	Maths in the media \| Mathematics \| University of Portsmouth
		Leading astronomer James Gunn will give a special lecture at the University of Portsmouth on the sky at night...
		Professor Gunn, Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University in the United States, is the main force behind the Sloan Digital Sky Survey which is currently carrying out the largest ever galaxy survey.
		Professor Gunn will be awarded an honorary doctorate of science degree at the University of Portsmouth’s graduation ceremony in the city’s Guildhall on July 19.
	www.port.ac.uk /departments/academic/maths/news/media/title,50293,en.html (302 words)

	Newport Tower
		It was claimed that James Gunn had accompanied Henry Sinclair, Prince of the Orkney Isles, on his purported voyage west in 1398.
		The validity of this theory is confirmed by a well documented series of stone signal towers (through squatter and sturdier in appearance) ranging across the high peaks of the Pyrenees warning the mountain folk of the Languedoc, caught in the vise between French and Spanish sorties, of approaching trouble.
		Was it the first of a complex built to satisfy the needs of God and man. Was it a chapel—for the baptism of native neighbors, for remembrance of the dead, for ablutions or absolutions for the remittance of sin—combined with a beacon light welcoming pilgrims to this distant refuge.
	www.neara.org /CARLSON/newporttower.htm (13491 words)

	Bill Keel's AGN Gallery - Quasars at 40
		It can be found as a brand, company, or project name in such disparate fields as television sets, software development, publishing, consulting, diamond trading, Internet service providers, and the bicycle my older son recently won as a door prize.
		Astronomers have been studying quasars and related phenomena intently for forty years now.
		James Gunn and Bruce Peterson pointed out in 1965 that any important amount of gas in a cool, neutral form would absorb a large "trough" against quasar spectra, since smoothly distributed gas would occur at all redshifts.
	www.astr.ua.edu /keel/agn/quasar40.html (10228 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Astronomer Royal shares £290,000 (430,000) science prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Astronomer Royal Martin Rees was tonight awarded a £290,000 (430,000) science prize with two Americans.
		The academy said the three astronomers were honoured “for contributions towards understanding the large-scale structure of the universe,” including research on the formation of galaxies, microwave background radiation and the function of so-called dark matter.
		Gunn and Peebles are professors at Princeton University in New Jersey.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2005/09/21/story221913.html (283 words)

	Science vs. the Bible [Free Republic]
		Influenced by a handful of scientists whose literal faith in the Bible has helped convince them that the universe is only a few thousand years old, the board deleted from its standards a description of the Big Bang theory of cosmic origins, the central organizing principle of modern astronomy and cosmology.
		The Big Bang theory, based on decades of astronomical observations and physics research, suggests that the universe originated in a colossal explosion of matter and radiation some 15 billion years ago.
		James, you jumped the gun on me. I am currently holding a response by Dr. D.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a38015ad617bb.htm (9363 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Digital sky survey dedicated
		The SDSS is a new concept -- a specially designed "astronomical experiment" to digitize the brightest 100 million objects and to determine the distances to the million brightest galaxies.
		Arthur Davidsen of The Johns Hopkins University is the chairman of the SDSS Advisory Council, and Dr. Timothy Heckman, also of Hopkins, is the chairman of the Astrophysical Research Consortium.
		James Gunn of Princeton University serves as project scientist, and Dr. Michael Turner of The University of Chicago is the SDSS spokesperson.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0010/15sloan (847 words)

	Evolution vs. Creation
		Sir James Jeans, British astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, 1877-1946
		Dr. Allan Sandage and Dr. James Gunn, of Hale Observatories
		“The details differ but the essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same.”
	www.why-the-bible.com /evolution.htm (474 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Science at the Frontier (1992)
		Although Newton was working from observations made by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and calculations earlier completed by Brahe's German assistant, Johannes Kepler, he extrapolated this work on celestial bodies to any two objects with mass, such as the apocryphal apple falling on his head.
		In mapping specific regions of the celestial sky, astronomers in the 1970s began to report that many galaxies and clusters appeared to be strung out along lengthy curved chains separated by vast regions of galaxyless space called voids.
		Einstein's ideas came to transform the face of science and the universe, but other astronomers and cosmologists, using general relativity as a touchstone, were the progenitors of the Big Bang conception that has come to define the modern view.
	www.nap.edu /openbook/0309045924/html/66.html (7581 words)

	N.M. telescope sees first light
		She is a member of the team headed by Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy James Gunn that designed, built and installed the telescope's digital camera -- the most complex imaging instrument ever developed for astronomy.
		The astronomers will use the images and spectra to construct the most comprehensive three-dimensional model of the cosmos ever attempted.
		Princeton's three major responsibilities to the project are scientific oversight of system design, design and construction of the camera, and design and implementation of the software that processes the data from the camera.
	www.princeton.edu /pr/pwb/98/0622/sky.html (617 words)

	Groonk's Newsmine 2.0: Blogged Archives
		James Gunn wore an "ugly fuckin paddington bear looking" red hat during the production of SLiTHER.
		The husband wife team of James Gunn(SLiTHER, DAWN OF THE DEAD) and Jenna Fischer(THE OFFICE,LOLLILOVE) shared some advice on their respective professions.
		UPDATE: Gunn has decided to do a series of posts on how to break into the film biz.
	www.groonk.net /blog/mt-archives/cat_blogged.php (7636 words)

	Three Distant Quasars Found at Edge of the Universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		UA astronomer Xiaohui Fan and others with the Sloan Ditigal Sky Survey discovered this quasar and two others about the same age.
		SEATTLE -- Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have discovered three of the oldest, most distant quasars yet found -- quasars close to the Big Bang that began the universe.
		Astronomers now believe that the most distant objects recede from Earth at the highest velocities, so the farther away an object is, the greater its redshift.)
	uanews.opi.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/1/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=6611&wosid=NUlf9isRz6TDQ92NLEUrxw (1034 words)

	James Gunn -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		James Gunn -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		James Gunn (film maker) (born ?) American film maker and cartoonist
		Sir James Gunn (explorer) of Scotland, explorer, member of Henry Sinclair's survey expidition in the (additional info and facts about 14th Century) 14th Century.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_gunn.htm (132 words)

	Eberly College of Science News - Most Distant Known Quasar
		He also is one of the principal authors of the paper describing the discovery, which is now being written for publication in a scientific journal.
		The quasar previously ranked as the most distant was discovered in 1991 by Schneider and his colleagues Maarten Schmidt of the California Institute of Technology and James Gunn of Princeton University, who is the Project Scientist for the Sloan Survey.
		Sky Survey astronomer Michael Strauss of Princeton University, Fan’s faculty advisor, described the discovery of the most distant of all quasars — compact yet luminous objects thought to be powered by super-massive fl holes.
	www.science.psu.edu /alert/quasar12-1998.htm (1918 words)

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