Andrew Noble (author)
Andrew Noble may refer to: *Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (1831–1915), Scottish physicist * Andrew Noble (skier) (born 1984), alpine skier for Great Britain *Sir Andrew Noble, 2nd Baronet (1904–1987); see Noble baronets *Andrew Noble (diplomat) Andrew James Noble is a British diplomat who is currently the British Ambassador to Romania. He previously served as the British Ambassador to Algeria. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982, and has also worked in Germany, ...

Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet
Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (13 September 1831 – 22 October 1915) was a Scottish physicist noted for his work on ballistics and gunnery. Early life Born at Greenock, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in 1849, promoted captain in 1855 and became secretary of the Royal Artillery Institution. He was secretary of the British government select committee on the replacement of smooth-bore cannon with rifled artillery and carried out research on the subject. In 1859 he became Assistant-Inspector of Artillery and in 1860 a member of the Ordnance Select Committee and of the Committee on Explosives, remaining on the committee until it was dissolved in 1880. Notable work In 1860 he joined Armstrong's armaments works in Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, first as joint manager and, from 1861, as a partner, where he continued research into artillery, in particular inventing ways of measuring bre ...
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Andrew Noble (skier)
Andrew Noble (born 10 March 1984) is an alpine skier from Great Britain. He competed for Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best finish was a 29th place in the slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G .... References External links * * * * 1984 births Living people British male alpine skiers Scottish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ...
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Noble Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Noble, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Noble Baronetcy, of Ardmore and Ardardan Noble in Cardross in the County of Dumbarton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1902 for the Scottish physicist and businessman Andrew Noble. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1918. The Noble Baronetcy, of West Denton Hall in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 June 1921. For more information on this creation, see Baron Kirkley. The Noble Baronetcy, of Ardkinglas, and Eilean Iarmain in the County of Argyll, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 July 1923 for the businessman John Noble. He was the third son of the first Baronet of the 1902 creation. As of 2011 the presumed fourth and present Baronet is not enrolled on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The Conservative politician Mic ...
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