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Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse. Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, KP, FRS (17 November 1840 – 29 August 1908) was a member of the Irish peerage and an amateur astronomer. His name is often given as Laurence Parsons.
17 de nov. de 2022 · Parsons and Boeddicker. NOVEMBER 17, 2022. Lawrence Parsons, the 4th Earl of Rosse and an amateur astronomer, was born Nov. 17, 1840, at Birr Castle in Ireland. His principal assistant at the Birr Castle Observatory was...
16 de fev. de 2024 · Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse KP (November 17, 1840 - August 29, 1908) was the son and successor of the astronomer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse who built the "Leviathan of Parsonstown" telescope, largest of its day, and his wife, the Countess Rosse (née Mary Field), an amateur astronomer and pioneering photographer.
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (1840–1908) Rep. peer from 1868, taking Lord Farnham's room; Lord Ashtown followed. William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse (1873–1918) Rep. peer from 1911, taking the 3rd Lord Bellew 's room; Lord Charlemont followed.
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (1840--1908), the son of Lord and Mary Rosse, eighteenth Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1885 and 1908, and Fellow of the Royal Society (1867), was also interested in astronomy, mechanical engineering, and was active as amateur astronomer and added equipment to the telescopes.
Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, Baron of Oxmantown, 7th Baronet of Birr Castle, was born 17 November 1840. Like his father, he pursued astronomy and is known for his attempt to design a truly flat mirror to use in a telescope. Lord Rosse succeeded his father as the 4th Earl of Rosse in 1867.
Contributed by. Murphy, David. Parsons, Sir Laurence (1840–1908), 4th earl of Rosse , astronomer, was born 17 November 1840 at Birr castle, Parsonstown, King's Co. (Offaly), the eldest surviving son of William Parsons (qv), 3rd earl of Rosse, astronomer, and his wife Mary (née Field).
