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And it was also true of William Lassell (born June 18, 1799), the son of a timber merchant hailing from Moor Lane in Bolton, Lancashire, in England (Fig. 10.1). After receiving a rudimentary education at Bolton Day School and, for a short spell, at Rochdale Dissenting Academy, the death of Lassell’s father in William’s
William Lassell (source) William Lassell was born 18 Jun 1799 in Bolton, Lancashire. He moved with his family in his mid-teens to Liverpool where he eventually made his fortune as a brewer. That career enabled him to pursue his life-long amateur interest in astronomy. In fact, his passion developed before he had much means to afford his hobby.
Descubrimiento y denominación. Umbriel fue descubierto por William Lassell el 24 de octubre de 1851. En la misma noche también encontró a Ariel. [4] [5] Aunque William Herschel, descubridor de Titania y Oberón, afirmó a finales del siglo XVIII que había visto otros cuatro satélites de Urano, [6] sus observaciones no se confirmaron y esos objetos se consideran espurios.
1 de ene. de 1988 · William Lassell, wine merchant, 8, Hope St, Liverpool. See Gore's (Later Kelly's) Directory of Liverpool for 1821 and... Lassell Mss. 9:1 5v (15 Sept 1828)
William Lassell (1799-1880) (Figure 1) was born in Bolton in 1799. His family business was associated with clock and watch making. Lassell became an amateur astronomer and a telescope maker at an early age. With only 21 years he built two reflecting telescopes of 7-inch aperture, a Newtonian and a Gregorian.
It should come as no surprise that William Lassell is not only an astronomer, but a merchant as well. Though accomplished and famous astronomers would call Lassell an amateur, he is known for several discoveries, namely, the moons of Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus. Yes, he discovered Neptune’s Triton; Saturn’s Hyperion; and Uranus’ Ariel and ...
William Lassell, descubridor de varios satélites planetarios (1799-1880, Reino Unido) William Lassell hizo fortuna fabricando cerveza y eso le permitió cultivar su gran afición: la astronomía. Nació en 1799 en Bolton, Inglaterra, y fue educado en Rochdale. Estudió para ser mercante en Liverpool. Se
