Sir David Gill
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Sir David Gill
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1843 - 1914)
DescriptionSir David Gill 1843-1914 Astronomer Royal Lived HereHistoryAstronomer. Born in Aberdeen and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and Marischal College, he took the first photographs of the moon in 1868. He was appointed Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope in 1879 and elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
Location Info48, Skene Terrace
NotesImage Attribution: Bob Embleton / Plaque on Sir David Gill's House / CC BY-SA 2.0
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