The Earl of Rosse | |
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| 27th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1848–1854 | |
| Preceded by | Spencer Compton |
| Succeeded by | John Wrottesley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1800 York, England |
| Died | 31 October 1867 (aged 67) Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Notable work | Leviathan of Parsonstown |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 13, including Lawrence and Charles |
| Parent(s) | Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse Alice Lloyd |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Birr Castle |
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse KP FRS (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes.[1][2] His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "Leviathan of Parsonstown", was the world's largest telescope, in terms of aperture size, until the early 20th century.[3] From April 1807 until February 1841, he was styled as Baron Oxmantown.
- ^ Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (Autumn 1968). "William Parsons, third Earl of Rosse" (PDF). Hermathena (107). Trinity College Dublin: 5–13. JSTOR 23040086.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Tebbutt, John (1869). "Williams Parson, Earl of Rosse". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 29 (4). Royal Astronomical Society: 123–130. Bibcode:1868MNRAS..29....2T. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Telescopes: Lord Rosse's Reflectors". Amazing-space.stsci.edu. Retrieved 3 September 2012.