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Gill, David, 1843-1914

LC control no.n 86872141
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Personal name headingGill, David, 1843-1914
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Variant(s)Gill, David, Sir, 1843-1914
Birth date1843-06-12
Death date1914-01-24
AffiliationRoyal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
Profession or occupationAstronomers
Found inLCCN 06-24503: Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. Catalogue of 4,810 stars for the epoch 1850, 1884 (hdg.: Gill, Sir David, 1843-1914; usage: David Gill)
LCCN 16-17536: Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. Fundamental catalogue of 1293 stars for the equinox 1900 ... 1915 (hdg.: Gill, Sir David, 1843-1914; usage: Sir David Gill)
Roberts, A.W. Sir David Gill, K.C.B., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.S., F.R.A.S, 1915: p. 195 (b. Aberdeen, 12 June, 1843; d. London, 24 Jan., 1914) p. 203 (appointed astronomer at the Cape Observatory in 1879) p. 219 (retired and returned to England in 1906)
Associated languageeng