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Richard Sheepshanks (30 July 1794, in Leeds – 4 August 1855, in Reading) was a British astronomer .[1]
Personal life [ edit ]
He was born the son of Joseph Sheepshanks, a Leeds textile manufacturer of the well-to-do Sheepshank family of Bilton, Harrogate. His brother was John Sheepshanks (clothing manufacturer and art collector), and his sister was Anne Sheepshanks (astronomical benefactor). He received his education at Trinity College, Cambridge , graduating in 1816.[2] Church of England in 1825, but did not practise either profession as the death of his father left him with sufficient wealth to pursue his scientific interests. He had six children from a relationship with an Irish dancer,[3] [4] Walter Sickert and the feminist Helena Swanwick . Sheepshanks gave financial support to the dancer and her husband, who in turn claimed paternity.[5] Reading in Berkshire .
Professional life [ edit ]
From 1817 until his death Sheepshanks was a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge , where he was an active astronomer.[2] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society .[6] Edward Troughton against Sir James South , in which Troughton demanded payment for an equatorial mounting that he had supplied to South, but which South claimed to be defective. Sheepshanks informally served as legal counsel to Troughton; South's legal counsel was Drinkwater Bethune . Troughton prevailed in the lawsuit. In 1833, he recommended withholding publication of an early edition of Stephen Groombridge 's star catalogue , which was being published posthumously, after discovering the edition contained errors . A final corrected edition was later published in 1838 under the auspices of George Biddell Airy . In his later career he worked on establishing a standard of length for imperial measures . He was reportedly deeply sceptical of the work of Charles Babbage and of Babbage's ability to deliver a working Difference Engine or Analytical Engine . The two men publicly criticized each other.[7] [8]
Death and legacy [ edit ]
He suffered a stroke ("apoplexy") on 29 July 1855, died on 4 August, and was buried at Trinity College. There is a memorial notice at St John's Church, Bilton in Harrogate .[9] Anne Sheepshanks contributed a legacy towards research to be conducted by the Cambridge Observatory and a scholarship in her brother's name.[10]
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References [ edit ]
^ a b "Sheepshanks, Richard (SHPS811R)" . A Cambridge Alumni Database . University of Cambridge.
^ Walter Sickert: The Complete Writings on Art By Walter Sickert, Walter Richard Sickert, Anna Gruetzner Robins, Published by Oxford University Press, 2000 ISBN 0-19-817225-7 , ISBN 978-0-19-817225-3
^ "English.Unitecnology.ac.nz" . 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2016 .
^ "FindArticles.com | CBSi" . findarticles.com . Retrieved 14 January 2007 .
^ "Library and Archive catalog" . Royal Society. Retrieved 28 February 2012 .[permanent dead link
^ Charles Babbage (1851). The Exposition of 1851 ISBN 9780598020055
^ Richard Sheepshanks (1854). A letter to the Board of Visitors of the Greenwich Royal Observatory, in reply to the calumnies of Mr. Babbage at their meeting in June 1853, and in his book entitled 'The Exposition of 1851'
^ "RootsWeb: ENG-YKS-HARROGATE-L [Harrogate] St John's Church, Bilton" . archiver.rootsweb.com . Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2016 .
^ Society, Royal Astronomical (1 January 1877). Monthly Notices ...: Containing Papers, Abstracts of Papers, and Reports of the Proceedings of the Society
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