Captain M. A. Ainslie (1869-1951): his observations and telescopes

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Feb 2010

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Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.120, no.1, p.15-32

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Biographical: Ainslie, M.A.

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The astronomical career of one of the BAA's most enthusiastic planetary observers, who contributed observations in the first five decades of the twentieth century, is described. In addition, his pioneering observation of the occultation of a star by Saturn's rings in 1917 is examined and the full story of his unique 'Jack-Knife telescope', designed by Horace Dall, is given.

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