Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007jahh...10..198c&link_type=abstract
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 10, No. 3, p. 198 - 210 (2007).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Irish Astronomy, Dunsink Observatory, Armagh Observatory, Birr Castle, Robert Ball, Biography, Education And Public Outreach, Nineteenth Century Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nineteenth-century Ireland, and especially Dublin, had a vibrant scientific tradition. And astronomy in particular was seriously cultivated, being part of an Irish tradition extending back to early medieval times. This paper examines principally the career of Sir Robert Stawell Ball, who, while holding three prestigious posts in Ireland, namely those of Andrews Professor at Trinity College, Dublin, Royal Astronomer of Ireland, and Director of the Dunsink Observatory, became famous for his genius as a popular astronomical interpreter, lecturer, and writer. The paper looks at Ball's wider career, the circumstances that provided a receptive market for astronomical information across the English-speaking world, and his massive outreach as both a lecturer and a writer.
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