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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse

1800 - 1867

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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes. 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. From April 1807 until February 1841, he was styled as Baron Oxmantown. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse is the 159th most popular astronomer (down from 120th in 2019), the 1,290th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,026th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse ranks 159 out of 644. Before him are Maslama al-Majriti, Jacobus Kapteyn, Jeremiah Horrocks, Bernard Lyot, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. After him are Eleanor F. Helin, Alphonse Borrelly, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Harlow Shapley, James Ferguson, and Cornelis Johannes van Houten.

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Among people born in 1800, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse ranks 21. Before him are Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Jacques Paul Migne, Lars Levi Laestadius, Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza, and Jean-Jacques Ampère. After him are Pauline Therese of Württemberg, Henri Milne-Edwards, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Achille Devéria, Juan José Flores, and George Bentham. Among people deceased in 1867, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse ranks 16. Before him are Jean-Victor Poncelet, Maria Theresa of Austria, Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Victor Cousin, and Princess Sophie of Saxony. After him are James Ferguson, Elias Howe, Peter von Cornelius, Giovanni Pacini, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, and Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse ranks 1,290 out of 8,785. Before him are Orlando Bloom (1977), Ian Stewart (1938), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Erling Braut Håland (2000), Ruth Rendell (1930), and Anabella Drummond (1350). After him are Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Billy Boyd (1968), M.I.A. (1975), Joseph Swan (1828), James Anderson (1680), and Gareth Jones (1905).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse ranks 23. Before him are Mary Somerville (1780), George Darwin (1845), Williamina Fleming (1857), Adelard of Bath (1075), James Dunlop (1793), and Jeremiah Horrocks (1618). After him are James Ferguson (1797), Margaret Burbidge (1919), Norman Lockyer (1836), George Mary Searle (1839), Nevil Maskelyne (1732), and John Bevis (1695).

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