Please answer the following question: Facts: - prizes: leconte prize - known for: measurement of solar parallax - work institutions: cambridge observatory - death date: 14 april 1945 - field: astronomy , geography - birth date: 26 may 1873 - name: arthur r. hinks - nationality: british - influenced: henry norris russell - death place: royston , hertfordshire , uk - birth place: london , uk - alma mater: trinity college , cambridge Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of arthur robert hinks .
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arthur robert hinks , cbe , frs -lrb- 26 may 1873 -- 14 april 1945 -rrb- was a british astronomer and geographer .as an astronomer , he is best known for his work in determining the distance from the sun to the earth -lrb- the astronomical unit -rrb- from 1900 -- 1909 : for this achievement , he was awarded the gold medal of the royal astronomical society and was elected a fellow of the royal society .his later professional career was in surveying and cartography , an extension of his astronomical interests .