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Isaac Roberts

Welsh astronomer (1829-1904) · Scientists · Died at 75

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Isaac Roberts was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geological Society.

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Isaac RobertsIsaac RobertsRoberts's tomb in Flaybrick Memorial GardensRoberts's tomb in Flaybrick Memorial GardensStarfield: Isaac Roberts's observatory and home in Crowborough, SussexStarfield: Isaac Roberts's observatory and home in Crowborough, SussexIsaac Roberts' magnum opus is generally considered to be his picture of the Great Nebula in Andromeda, shown in this plate. It was photographed on 29 December 1888.Isaac Roberts' magnum opus is generally considered to be his picture of the Great Nebula in Andromeda, shown in this plate. It was photographed on 29 December 1888.

Awards

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1895
Fellow of the Royal Society

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Spouse: Dorothea Klumpke

About this person

Isaac Roberts was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geological Society. Roberts was also awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1895.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1829 to 1904 · aged 75

Scientists born in the 1820s 6

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