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Lord Rayliegh was born in Langford Grove omn November 12, 1842.
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Lord Rayleigh first explained why the sky is blue in 1871.
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Rayleigh & William Ramsey rediscovered why the sky is blue in 1894.
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Lord Rayleigh discovered argon in 1895.
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He won the Nobel Prize of Physics in 1904.
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Lord Rayleigh passed away on June 30, 1919.
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Craters on the moon were named after Rayliegh as well on June 1, 2007.
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Asteroid 22740 Rayleiigh was named on June 1, 2007.
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Craters on Mars are named in honor of RAyleigh on June 1, 2007.
