James Dunlop has absolute hero status in my obsy.
I'm currently attempting to follow in his footsteps, deciphering his handwritten observations, using only my classic 60mm refractors, handguided. It's simply amazing the achievements that were made by these early astronomers.
Thank you Glen for the post, I'll be going through each listed astronomer's notations and follow them as well. If I can do the entire list justice, it will be an interesting and well invested project - and probably take some considerable time.
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