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Arthur Neville Brown: schoolmaster and variable star observer
Jeremy Shears
Arthur Neville Brown, MA, FRAS (1864-1934) was a prolific variable star observer and served for many years as Secretary of the BAA Variable Star Section. This paper discusses Brown…
The astronomizings of Dr. Anderson and the curious case of his disappearing nova
Jeremy Shears
Dr. Thomas David Anderson (1853-1932) was a Scottish amateur astronomer famed for his discovery of two bright novae: Nova Aurigae 1891 and Nova Persei 1901. He also discovered more…
F.W. Longbottom: astronomical photographer and founder of the Chester Astronomical Society
Jeremy Shears
Frederick William Longbottom FRAS (1850-1933) was an original member of the British Astronomical Association and served as Director of its Photographic Section between 1906 and 192…
Thomas Hinsley Astbury: from an English market town schoolroom to the internal constitution of the stars
Jeremy Shears
T. H. Astbury (1858-1922) was for many years the much-respected headmaster of a boys' junior school in the English market town of Wallingford. By night he was a dedicated amateur a…
Limb Projections on Saturn
Jeremy Shears, Richard Baum
We present two unusual observations of Saturn recorded during the early years of the twentieth century
John Ellard Gore: of immensity and minuteness
Jeremy Shears
John Ellard Gore FRAS, MRIA (1845-1910) was an Irish amateur astronomer and prolific author of popular astronomy books. His main observational interest was variable stars, of which…