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Old 23-10-2010, 08:51 AM
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Thanks Craig.
Dunlop was a great example of an Aussie battler.
The English upper class astronomers didn't have much time for him, and gave him little credit.
You can request a copy of the JAHH article here:
https://eprints.jcu.edu.au/cgi/reque...Request+a+copy

The article on Abbot was interesting.
I did pick up one error, it was Lacaille that named the southern constellations not Herschel.
"In his private observatory he [Abbot] pursued an active interest in astronomy and was amongst the pioneers to make observations from the southern hemisphere after Sir John Herschel (1792-1871) had named the constellations."
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