Date:1863
Description:The Wrottesley Crater is named in honour of the British astronomer John Wrottesley (1798-1867). The name was proposed by British amateur W. R. Birt in 1863, in commemoration of the interest the Baron had shown in astronomy. In 1841 Wrottesley inherited his father's title, becoming the 2nd Baron (Lord) Wrottesley and the family estate, where he built an Observatory around 1842 in the grounds of Wrottesley Hall. He was one of the founding members of the Astronomical Society of London (1820), which became the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in 1831. Wrottesley was RAS President (1841-1843) and President of the Royal Society (1854-1858). By the 1950s, only ruins were left where the observatory once stood
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The observatory was built around 1842 by the British astronomer John Wrottesley (1798-1867) in the grounds ...
The Wrottesley Crater is named in honour of the British astronomer John Wrottesley (1798-1867). The ...
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