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Richard A. Proctor

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English astronomer (1837-1888)

Born 1837
Died 1888

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  • Cover of: Other worlds than ours

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  • Cover of: Half-hours with the telescope: being a popular guide to the use of the telescope as a means of amusement and instruction.

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  • Cover of: Myths and marvels of astronomy

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  • Cover of: Light science for leisure hours: a series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. &c

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  • Cover of: The orbs around us: a series of familiar essays on the moon and planets, meteors and comets, the sun and coloured pairs of suns.

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  • Cover of: Chance and luck: a discussion of the laws of luck, coincidences , wagers, lotteries, and the fallacies of gambling; with notes on poker and martingales.

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  • Cover of: Our place among infinities.: A series of essays contrasting our little abode in space and time with the infinities around us.

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    First published in 1882 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Transits of Venus.: A popular account of past and coming transits, from the first observed by Horrocks A.D. 1639 to the transit of A.D. 2012.

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  • Cover of: Saturn and its system: containing discussions of the motions (real and apparent) and telescopic appearance of the planet Saturn, its satellites, and rings; the nature of the rings; the great inequality of Saturn and Jupiter; and the habitability of Saturn. To which are appended notes on Chaldæan astronomy, Laplace's nebular theory, and the habitability of the moon; a series of tables with explanatory notes; and explanations of astronomical terms.

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  • Cover of: The borderland of science: a series of familiar dissertations on stars, planets, and meteors; sun and moon; gambling; earthquakes; flying-machines; coal; coincidence; ghosts; etc.

    First published in 1873 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of Richard A. Proctor

English astronomer (1837-1888)

Born 1837
Died 1888

Subjects

Astronomy, Science, Stars, Atlases, Astrology, Transit, Sabbath, Whist, Cycloids, Observers' manuals, Venus (Planet), Auroras, Calendar, Eclipses, Essays, Gambling, Heredity, Juvenile literature, Physical Education and Training, Popular works, Probabilities, Pyramids, Sunday, Telescopes, Animal locomotion

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Venus (Planet), Sun, Saturn (Planet), Great Britain, Mars (Planet), Moon, Solar system

People

John F. W. Herschel Sir (1792-1871), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), John Browning, Mary Somerville (1780-1872)

Time

1874

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Alternative names

  • Richard Anthony Proctor
  • Richard A Proctor

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 10, 2009 Edited by Edward Betts tidy
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import