James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, FRS was a Scottish peer and astronomer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death in 1768.
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, FRS was a Scottish peer and astronomer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death in 1768. He also became president of the Royal Society on 24 March 1764, and was a distinguished patron of science, and particularly of astronomy.
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Lived 1702 to 1768 · aged 66
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