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Richard Sheepshanks

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Richard Sheepshanks

Birth
Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Death
4 Aug 1855 (aged 61)
Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England
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Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Fellow of Trinity College. Noted astronomer, who helped establish the fiorst Cambridge observatory and established for the first time the longitudes of Brussels, Antwerp and Liverpool. Also determined imperial measures for the royal Commissions of 1838 and 1843.
Fellow of Trinity College. Noted astronomer, who helped establish the fiorst Cambridge observatory and established for the first time the longitudes of Brussels, Antwerp and Liverpool. Also determined imperial measures for the royal Commissions of 1838 and 1843.

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21628/richard-sheepshanks: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Sheepshanks (30 Jul 1794–4 Aug 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21628, citing Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.