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Name
  
William Peck

Role
  
Astronomer

Died
  
1925


William Peck (astronomer)

Organizations founded
  
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Sir William Peck (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.

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He is buried in Warriston Cemetery in the upper section, on the north side of the main east-west path.

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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)

    • References

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