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In 1844 he began building a 24-inch (61-cm) reflector with which – just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune in 1846 – he discovered Neptune's largest satellite, Triton. He also discovered Hyperion (a satellite of Saturn) and the crepe ring of Saturn independently of William Bond.
Discovery Ariel was discovered Oct. 24, 1851 by William Lassell, one of 19th century England’s grand amateur astronomers, who used the fortune he made in the brewery business to finance his telescopes. Overview All of Uranus’ larger moons, including Ariel, are thought to consist mostly of roughly equal amounts of water ice and silicate rock. […]
WILLIAM LASSELL 1799 – 1888. William Lassell, who lived at Ray Lodge, was a distinguished amateur astronomer who discovered moons of Saturn and Neptune. The son of a timber merchant, Lassell made his fortune as a brewer, but his passion in life was astronomy and he became one of the leading Victorian astronomers.
William Lassell was a British astronomer, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He died in Maidenhead in 1880. He is known as discoverer of Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, and for his improvements to the reflecting telescope.
Discovery Umbriel was discovered on Oct. 24, 1851 by English astronomer William Lassell. Overview Umbriel is the darkest of Uranus’ largest moons. It reflects only 16 percent of the light that strikes its surface, a feature similar to the highland areas of Earth’s Moon. Other Uranian moons are much brighter. The process by which Umbriel’s […]
10 de ago. de 2022 · William Lassell 1937 – 2022. Mr. William P. Lassell, 84, of Seebers Lane, Canajoharie, NY, passed away on August 7th, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Amsterdam, NY. He was born in Herkimer, NY, on October 1, 1937, the son of Merton and Elizabeth Wren Lassell, both who predeceased him. Mr. Lassell had a career as a cable splicer working for ...
William Lassell (Bolton, 1799 — Maidenhead, Londres, 1880) Astrònom anglès. El 1846 descobrí Tritó, satèl·lit de Saturn, i dos anys després n'observà un ...