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A sad loss
The Observers Book of Astronomy c. 1962 was also my first astronomy book, and is still in my possession. I was fortunate enough to meet Sir Patrick after a lecture in Shrewsbury Town Hall (subject long forgotten) when I was aged around 12 and he was most kind to a pint-sized juvenile smart-arse who had the temerity to disagree with him vigorously on some point or other (also long forgotten). A giant of a man in all senses of the word and a great loss to the world-wide astronomical community. Vale Sir Patrick.
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