Arthur Kett Barclay FRS,

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, FRGS, FGS (Bury Hill, Derbyshire, 20 June 1806 – 20 November 1869, Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey) was a member of the

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Biography

Early life

Barclay attended

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

after a period of private tutoring. At the age of twenty (in 1826) he joined Barclay, Perkins & Co. brewers of Southwark, London. He travelled through Europe between 1829 and 1833.

Marriage and children

Arthur married Maria Octavia Wright (ca. 1806–??) on an unknown date and had the following children. *Robert Barclay (1837–1913) * Reverend Charles Wright Barclay (1853–1926)

Astronomy

In 1848 Arthur Kett Barclay built his own

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at Bury Hill,

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, Surrey. The revolving dome was made by Ransomes & May of Ipswich and the eight-inch (203mm) aperture

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was by

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of London

Philosophical and/or political views

Barclay supported the Conservative Party, but "would never consent to be brought forward as a candidate". He was also a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for the county of Surrey.

Published works

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

*Fellow of the

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from 1827 * Master of the

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in 1840 *Fellow of the

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from 1840 *Fellow of the

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from 1845 *Member of the

from 1850 *Fellow of the

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from 1852

References/Notes

External links

Dorking: Bury Hill and the Barclays
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, Arthur Kett 1806 births 1869 deaths People educated at Harrow School People from Dorking English meteorologists English geographers 19th-century British astronomers