Leonard Frank Cooling (1903-1977) was a British geotechnical engineer and a pioneer in soil mechanics in the UK. He studied physics at Birmingham University and joined the Building Research Station in 1927, where he led the first soil mechanics lab in Britain by 1933. Cooling played a crucial role in establishing modern testing methods and contributed to significant studies in soil mechanics, marking the inception of the discipline in the UK. He served as the director of the lab until 1959 and held a leadership role in physical and material research at BRS until his retirement in 1968.
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Meaning of the name - Leonard
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Place of Birth: Solihull, Birmingham
Place of Death: Watford
Educated At: Birmingham University
Occupation: engineer
Employers: Building Research Station (BRS)
Awards Received: D. Sc. from Birmingham University (1952) | Rankine Lecturer (1962)
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 23, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for December 23, 2024 |
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| Sun | 0 Capricorn 42 | 2 Capricorn 22 | 2 Taurus 7 |
| Moon | 23 Aquarius 52 | 10 Libra 44 | 25 Cancer 44 |
| Mercury | 17 Capricorn 51 | 10 Sagittarius 29 | 22 Taurus 5 |
| Venus | 15 Scorpio 39 | 18 Aquarius 39 | 11 Aries 44 |
| Mars | 8 Aquarius 50 | 4 Leo 15 | 11 Taurus 44 |
| Jupiter | 16 Pisces 16 | 14 Gemini 9 | 12 Aries 21 |
| Saturn | 7 Aquarius 33 | 13 Pisces 53 | 20 Aquarius 13 |
| Uranus | 26 Sagittarius 3 | 23 Taurus 52 | 29 Sagittarius 45 |
| Neptune | 4 Cancer 39 | 27 Pisces 12 | 3 Cancer 34 |
| Pluto | 19 Gemini 29 | 0 Aquarius 48 | 19 Gemini 8 |
| Rahu | 2 Libra 16 | 1 Aries 56 | 25 Virgo 52 |
| Ketu | 2 Aries 16 | 1 Libra 56 | 25 Pisces 52 |
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