Abraham Robertson
1751 - 1826
- Born
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04 November 1751
Dunse, near Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland
- Died
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04 December 1826
Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 21/05/1795
- Occupation
- Clergyman
- Relationships
- Son of Abraham Robertson
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
Author of
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Unpublished paper, 'An account of a telescope having only one reflector, and of easy management in observing' by Abram [Abraham] Robertson
Creator: Abraham Robertson Reference number: AP/12/20 -
Letter, 'The binomial theorum demonstrated by the principles of multiplication' from Abraham Robertson to Nevil Maskelyne
Creator: Abraham Robertson Reference number: L&P/10/121 -
Paper, 'On the precession of the equinoxes' by Reverend Abram [Abraham] Robertson
Creator: Abraham Robertson Reference number: PT/1/3 -
Paper, 'Direct and expeditious methods of calculating the excentric from the mean anomaly of a planet' by Abram [Abraham] Robertson
Creator: Abraham Robertson Reference number: PT/10/7 -
Paper, 'Demonstrations of the late Dr Maskelyne's formulae for finding the longitude and latitude of a celestial object from its right ascension and declination; and for finding its right ascension and declination from its longitude and latitude, the obliquity of the ecliptic being given in both cases' by Abram [Abraham] Robertson
Creator: Abraham Robertson Reference number: PT/10/8