| LC control no. | nr 00024776 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Copeland, Ralph, 1837-1905 |
| Variant(s) | Copeland, R., 1837-1905 |
| Associated place | Greenland Arctic regions |
| Located | Göttingen (Germany) |
| Birth date | 1837-09-03 |
| Death date | 1905-10-27 |
| Place of birth | Woodplumpton (England) |
| Place of death | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Field of activity | Astronomy |
| Affiliation | Universität Göttingen Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition (2nd : 1869-1870) Germania (Schooner) Royal Observatory, Edinburgh |
| Profession or occupation | Astronomers |
| Found in | Ueber die Bahnbewegung von [Alpha] Centauri, 1869: t.p. (Ralph Copeland aus Woodplumpton) WWW 1897-1915 (Copeland, Ralph; b. 3 Sept. 1837; d. 27 Oct. 1905; astronomer) Deutsche Nordpolar-Expedition (2nd : 1869-1870). Die Zweite Deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870 unter Führung des Kapitän Karl Koldewey, 1873-1874, v. 1, page XXII (Dr. R. Copeland; one of the scientists on board the Germania in the 2nd German North Polar Expedition; born 3 September 1837 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England; studied astronomy in Göttingen and volunteered at the observatory there) Wikipedia, March 13, 2020 ("Dr Ralph Copeland FRSE FRAS (3 September 1837-27 October 1905) was an English astronomer and the third Astronomer Royal for Scotland"; born near Woodplumpton in Lancashire, England; as Astronomer Royal for Scotland (from 29 January 1889), worked at Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; died in Edinburgh on 27 October 1905) |
| Associated language | eng ger |
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