| LC control no. | n 91044179 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dobson, John L. (John Lowry), 1915-2014 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19150914 |
| Death date | 20140115 |
| Place of birth | Beijing (China) |
| Place of death | Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Telescopes--Design and construction Astronomy |
| Profession or occupation | Astronomer |
| Found in | His How and why to make a user-friendly sidewalk telescope, c1991: CIP t.p. (John L. Dobson) copr. (John Lowry Dobson) data sheet (b. 9-14-15) New York times (online), viewed Jan. 22, 2014 (in obituary published Jan. 21: John Dobson; b. John Lowry Dobson, Sept. 14, 1915, Beijing; d. last Wednesday [Jan. 15, 2014], Burbank, Calif., aged 98; developed the first high-powered, inexpensive, telescope for amateur astronomers) |
| Associated language | eng |
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