William Peck (astronomer)
Encyclopedia
Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (3 January, 1862, Castle Douglas
, Kirkcudbrightshire - 7 March, 1925, Edinburgh
) was a Scottish astronomer
and scientific instrument maker. He was the director of the Edinburgh City Observatory from 1889 until his death.
Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas , a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.-History:...
, Kirkcudbrightshire - 7 March, 1925, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) was a Scottish astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and scientific instrument maker. He was the director of the Edinburgh City Observatory from 1889 until his death.
Works
- The handy star map (1880)
- The constellations and how to find them (1887)
- Popular Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy (1890)
- The observer's atlas of the heavens (1898)
- The Southern Hemisphere constellations and how to find them (1911)