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10 de oct. de 2017 · Global Color Mosaic of Triton, taken by Voyager 2 in 1989. On October 10, 1846, English merchant and astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle. Besides, Lassell also discovered Ariel and Umbriel, two moons of planet ...
1 de ene. de 1988 · William Lassell (1799-1880) 357 The equatorial mount upon which the telescope was placed formed his second concern, and aimed to achieve rigidity of support combined with maximum delicacy of adjustment, neither of which would be attainable without perfect balance. 90 The Starfield telescope was secured to its polar axis by a large, accurately ...
O pequeno cráter Lassell de Marte, na zona de Coprates, lembra o seu traballo sobre este planeta. Así mesmo, unha crista do satélite Hiperión denominada Bond-Lassell Dorsum tamén conmemora o seu nome, honra compartida co astrónomo estadounidense George Phillips Bond (1825-1865), codescubridor do satélite.
23 de dic. de 2023 · Through his correspondence with Adams on the subject, he assigns William Lassell, an expert on telescope technology, to look for moons around Neptune in a letter written on October 1 of the same year of the planet’s discovery. By the 12 th, Lassell writes back, saying he will look for moons as well as rings despite those not being mentioned ...
18 de jun. de 2019 · William Lassell, an English amateur astronomer and telescope maker, was born June 18, 1799. Lassell made a substantial fortune as a brewer of beer, which he sold to the thirsty factory workers of Liverpool, and then used his income to build several fine reflecting telescopes, with mirrors that he ground himself.
24 de dic. de 2016 · Lassell, William. Born Moor Lane, Bolton, (Greater Manchester), England, 18 June 1799. Died Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, 5 October 1880. William Lassell constructed the first large equatorially mounted reflecting telescopes and proved both the viability and the utility of such large instruments. Using his large reflectors, Lassell discovered ...
1 de nov. de 2018 · 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). Download chapter PDF. It is a curious fact that beer has facilitated the emergence of some of the key figures in the history of astronomy. For example, in a previous chapter, we have ...
