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William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse, a skilled engineer, ingenious scientist, and dedicated astronomer, constructed a reflecting telescope larger than any previously made, the largest in the world for seven decades. With it he discovered the spiral nature of many nebulae.
4 de abr. de 2024 · William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse (born June 17, 1800, York, England—died October 31, 1867, Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland) was an Irish astronomer and builder of the largest reflecting telescope, the “ Leviathan ,” of the 19th century.
William Parsons, 3. Earl of Rosse, KP (* 17. Juni 1800 in York; † 31. Oktober 1867 in Birr Castle) war ein irischer Astronom. In himmelskundlichen Publikationen wird sein Name oft als Lord Rosse abgekürzt.
1 de abr. de 2005 · Evidence for spiral structure in distant galaxies was first noticed by William Parsons, the Third Earl of Rosse, in April 1845 within a few months of the first trial of his great six-foot reflector the “Leviathan of Parsonstown” on 11 February 1845. Despite the significance of this discovery there are puzzling inconsistencies in the story ...
Parsons was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye, daughter of Sir Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye, 4th Bt. and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton.
Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, Baron of Oxmantown, 7th Baronet of Birr Castle, was born 17 November 1840 to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, and Mary Field.
31 de may. de 2022 · Genealogy for William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, KP PRS HonFRSE (1800 - 1867) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
