Isaac Roberts
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Isaac Roberts was a pioneering 19th-century British amateur astronomer and astrophotographer known for his early deep-sky photographs that significantly advanced astronomical imaging.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrophotographer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
NERFINISHED
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Jackson-Gwilt Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Flaybrick Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1829-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1904-07-17 ⓘ |
| developed | techniques for long-exposure astronomical photography ⓘ |
| employer | engineering and contracting firms in Liverpool ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophotography ⓘ |
| givenName | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographed |
Andromeda Galaxy
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Orion Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ various spiral nebulae ⓘ |
| heritage | Welsh ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of astrophotography
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later deep-sky photographic surveys ⓘ |
| instrumentUsed |
equatorial mounting
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photographic plates ⓘ reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality photographs of star clusters
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photographing the Andromeda Nebula ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early deep-sky astrophotography
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long-exposure photographs of nebulae ⓘ photographic study of spiral nebulae ⓘ |
| notableWork | photographic atlas of selected regions of the sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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businessman ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Denbighshire
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Groes NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Crowborough
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Crowborough
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Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Maghull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothea Klumpke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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