The Revd. Richard Sheepshanks, M.A. F.R.S. F.R.A.S. &c.Yours very truly R. Sheepshanks [facsimile signature.]
L. Stocks A.R.A. Sct.
[n.d. c.1855.]
Line engraving. 250 x 174mm. Some spotting.
Richard Sheepshanks (1794-1855), astronomer. Educated at Richmond school and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1825, took orders in the church of England in 1828, but practised neither profession, inheriting enough money to follow instead his scientific vocation. He joined the Astronomical Society 1825 and became secretary in 1829. In 1831 he was appointed a commissioner for revising borough boundaries under the Reform Act.
DNB: A.M.C. 1897. Institute of Astronomy Library: PE/50. Not in Wellcome.
[Ref: 12543] £95.00
[n.d. c.1855.]
Line engraving. 250 x 174mm. Some spotting.
Richard Sheepshanks (1794-1855), astronomer. Educated at Richmond school and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1825, took orders in the church of England in 1828, but practised neither profession, inheriting enough money to follow instead his scientific vocation. He joined the Astronomical Society 1825 and became secretary in 1829. In 1831 he was appointed a commissioner for revising borough boundaries under the Reform Act.
DNB: A.M.C. 1897. Institute of Astronomy Library: PE/50. Not in Wellcome.
[Ref: 12543] £95.00