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Maclear Dam
__NOTOC__ Maclear may refer to: People * Sir Thomas Maclear (1794–1879), Irish-born South African astronomer * Michael Maclear (1929-2018), Anglo-Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former correspondent * George Maclear (born 1833), English clergyman, theological writer and headmaster * John Maclear (1838–1907), commander of HMS ''Challenger'' from 1872 to 1876 Places * Maclear, Eastern Cape, a town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa * Maclear Island (Queensland), an island in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park * Maclear (crater) Maclear is a lava-flooded crater on the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis, a lunar mare in the eastern half of the Moon. Its diameter is 20 km. The crater is located to the southwest of the slightly larger Ross. To the southwest o ..., a lunar crater Other * Maclear's Rat, an extinct species of rat formerly found on Christmas Island {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Maclear
Sir Thomas Maclear (17 March 1794 – 14 July 1879) was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope. Life He was born in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Ireland, the eldest son of Rev James Maclear and Mary Magrath. In 1808 he was sent to England to be educated in the medical profession. After passing his examinations, in 1815 he was accepted into the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He then worked as house-surgeon in the Bedford Infirmary. In 1823 he went into partnership with his uncle at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Two years later in 1825 he was married to Mary Pearse, the daughter of Theed Pearse, Clerk of the Peace for the county of Bedford. Maclear had a keen interest in amateur astronomy, and would begin a long association with the Royal Astronomical Society, to which he would be named a Fellow. In 1833, when the post became vacant, he was named as Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
