Great Astronomers: William Parsons Illustrated by Robert Stawell Ball

Great Astronomers: William Parsons Illustrated

Robert Stawell Ball

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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse KP PRS HFRSE (17 June 1800 - 31 October 1867), was an Anglo-Irish astronomer who had several telescopes built. 1] 2] His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "Leviathan of Parsonstown", ...

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