From the history of Brisbane site below - a Scotsman he was.
"Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is named for Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860), British soldier and colonial administrator born in Ayrshire, Scotland. Sir Thomas Brisbane was Governor of New South Wales at the time that Brisbane was named."
http://www.onlybrisbane.com.au/mobil...ry-of-brisbane
And of course not forgetting the wonderful Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium - a must for Astro minded visitors to Brisvegas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Tho...ne_Planetarium
And this beauty showing a model of his scottish observatory and a link to Encke's comet!
http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/...-in-australia/
Parramatta Observatory being known as "The Greenwich of the Southern Hemisphere" I did not know.
Thanks Alexander for an interesting thread. Some of this I knew but so much more comes out when you start digging.