8 3 - 1 8 8 9 ), ▁Christ ' s ▁College ▁( 1 8 8 9 - 1 8 9 2 ) ▁and ▁Well ington ▁College ▁( 1 8 9 5 - 1 9 2 7 ). ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁create ▁an ▁observ atory ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁which ▁is ▁named ▁the ▁G iff ord ▁Observ atory ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁G iff ord ▁married ▁Su zie ▁Jones ▁at ▁O amar u ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁teaching ▁career ▁G iff ord ▁started ▁to ▁contribute ▁regular ▁astronom y ▁articles ▁to ▁the ▁Even ing ▁Post , ▁one ▁of ▁Well ington ' s ▁daily ▁newsp apers , ▁which ▁later ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁influ ential ▁column . ▁His ▁columns ▁were ▁later ▁repr int ed ▁as ▁book lets ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁volumes ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁In ▁Star ry ▁Sk ies , ▁and ▁eventually ▁combined ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁intro duct ory ▁text book . ▁ ▁Through ▁meeting ▁Alexander ▁B ick erton ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁B ick erton ' s ▁Part ial ▁impact ▁theory ▁and ▁enthus iast ically ▁expl ored ▁and ▁pol ished ▁the ▁theory . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁apt ▁math ematic ian , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁people ▁to ▁provide ▁evidence ▁that ▁cr aters ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁meteor ite ▁impact . ▁ ▁Publications ▁of ▁his ▁mathemat ically ▁just ified ▁theories ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3