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Rosse, William Parsons, Third Earl of

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Born in York; devoted to the study of astronomy; constructed reflecting telescopes, and a monster one at the cost of £30,000 at Parsonstown, his seat in Ireland, by means of which important discoveries were made, specially in the resolution of nebulæ (1800-1867).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rosse, William Parsons, Third Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rosse-william-parsons-third-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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