Person Lassell; William (1799 - 1880); astronomer Lassell William astronomer 1799 - 1880 British Male Bolton, Lancashire, England 18 June 1799 Maidenhead, Berkshire 05 October 1880

Starfield, Liverpool (1848)

Merchant Astronomy Career: Apprentice in a merchant's office, Liverpool; began to construct telescopes (1820); set up as a brewer (1825); built an observatory at Starfield, near Liverpool (1840); discovered Neptune's satellite (1846); built a telescope at Valetta, Malta and used it to make observations; returned to England and set up an observatory near Maidenhead Memberships: FRAS Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1858 Fellow 07/06/1849 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1880-1881 vol 31 pp vii-x References: A A Mills and R Hall, 'The Production of a Plane Surface. As Illustrated by Specula From Some Early Newtonian Telescopes' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 147-166 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 18 Jun 1799 - 5 Oct 1880 NA7987 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/22923231 3f28a10a-0c50-4d39-8948-b1d8cf73358e