George Biddell Airy
From Philosopedia
Airy, George Biddell (Sir) (1801—1892)
Airy, the Astronomer Royal and director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory from 1835 to 1881, made discoveries in theoretical and practical optics, including the cylindrical lens for correcting astigmatisms, an eye defect he himself possessed. His Notes on the Earlier Hebrew Scriptures (1876) rejects revelation and miracles.
Joseph McCabe notes that Airy “was a Theist but assured the public that he regarded ‘the ostensible familiarity of the biblical historian with the counsels of the Omnipotent as merely oriental allegories.’ ”
