Anthony Shepherd

This article is about the astronomer. For the footballer, see Tony Shepherd.

Anthony Shepherd (c. 1721–1796) was a British astronomer. He was the Plumian Professor at the University of Cambridge between 1760 and 1796.[1] He published astronomical tables, and was a friend of Captain Cook, who named the Shepherd Islands after him.

  1. ^ Henry Frederick Baker (1897). "Shepherd, Antony" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.