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John Thomas Romney Robinson

Irish astronomer and physicist

Died when: 89 years 311 days (1078 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

John Thomas Romney Robinson

John Thomas Romney Robinson FRAS FRS FRSE (23 April 1792 – 28 February 1882), usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was a 19th-century Irish astronomer and physicist.

He was the longtime director of the Armagh Astronomical Observatory, one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its time.

He is remembered as inventor of the 4-cup anemometer.


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