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George Bishop (motoring Journalist)
George Bishop is the name of: * George Bishop (astronomer) (1785–1861), British astronomer ** George Bishop's Observatory, the observatory built by Bishop in London * George Bishop (priest) (1852–1939), Australian Anglican, Archdeacon of Kyneton * George Bishop (footballer) (1901–?), Welsh football player * George Bishop (civil servant) (1913–1999), British civil servant * George Bishop (businessman) (born 1937), American oil industry billionaire * George Bishop (rugby league) (1902–1972), Australian rugby league footballer See also * George Bishop Sudworth (1864–1927), American botanist {{hndis, Bishop, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (astronomer)
George Bishop (21 August 1785, in Leicester – 14 June 1861), was a noted English astronomer of the nineteenth century. L’Astronomia Pratique, André et Rayat, i. 95 Ann. Reg. ciii. 402 Early life and fortune At the age of eighteen Bishop entered a British wine-making business in London, subsequently becoming its proprietor, during his tenure at which the business was so successful that its excise returns were said to exhibit half of all home-made wines as of his manufacture. Bishop's scientific career began with his admission to the Royal Astronomical Society in 1830, funded by the money he had earned from the wine business. He took lessons in algebra from Augustus De Morgan, with a view to reading Pierre-Simon Laplace's five volume work ''Mécanique Céleste'' (Celestial Mechanics), by the age of fifty achieving his goal of sufficient mathematical knowledge to comprehend the scope of its methods. Career in astronomy In 1836 Bishop was able to realise a long-he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |