Rosse

Historical Examples

• For two seasons in 1865 and 1866 I had the honour of being Lord Rosse's astronomer.

  Great Astronomers

  R. S. Ball

• That of the great Rosse speculum was no less than four tons.

  A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century

  Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

• This scene is almost exclusively occupied with the narrations of the “bleeding Soldier,” and of Rosse.

  The Germ

  Various

• The colossal Rosse reflector still marks, as to size, the ne plus ultra of performance in that line.

  A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century

  Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

• I remember on one occasion hearing Lord Rosse explain how it was that he came to devote his attention to astronomy.

  Great Astronomers

  R. S. Ball