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16 de feb. de 2024 · Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse KP FRS (17 November 1840 – 29 August 1908) was a member of the Irish peerage and an amateur astronomer. His name is often given as Laurence Parsons. He was born at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland, the son and successor of the astronomer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse who built the ...
4 de abr. de 2024 · M33. 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. In 1821 Parsons was elected to the House of Commons. He resigned his seat in 1834 but in 1841 ...
Geboren 1800. Gestorben 1867. Mann. 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.
Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse, KBE (28 September 1906 – 5 July 1979) was an Anglo-Irish peer. Early life and education [ edit ] 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.
Sir William Parsons (1800 -67), 3rd Earl of Rosse of Birr Castle in Kings County (Offaly), built what was for some 70 years the largest telescope in the world. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1821-1834. Lord Rosse married Lady Mary Field, daughter of John Wilmer Field on 14 April 1836. Upon the death of his father, Laurence Parsons ...
1 de abr. de 2005 · Abstract. 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 ...
Sir William Parsons became head of the Parsons family after the death of Sir Richard Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (c.1716-1764). William was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Laurence Parsons (1758-1841), who married Alice, daughter of John Lloyd Esquire of Gloster, King’s County. In 1807, he was elevated to the peerage as the second Earl ...
