Back ويليام بارسونز Arabic ويليام پارسونز ARZ Vilyam Parsons (lord Ross) Azerbaijani ویلیام بارسونز AZB Уільям Парсанс (лорд Рос) Byelorussian William Parsons Rosse BS William Parsons Catalan William Parsons Czech William Parsons, 3. Earl of Rosse German William Parsons (Lord Ross) DIQ
The Earl of Rosse | |
|---|---|
 William, 3rd Earl of Rosse | |
| Born | 17 June 1800 York, England |
| Died | 31 October 1867 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | telescope |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1851) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| 27th President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1848–1854 | |
| Preceded by | Spencer Compton |
| Succeeded by | John Wrottesley |
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse KP FRS HonFRSE (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an Irish astronomer, naturalist, and engineer. He was president of the Royal Society (UK), the most important association of naturalists in the world in the nineteenth century. 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.