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Sir
Thomas Maclear.
Published in "The Graphic" |
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Mrs.
Mary Maclear.
Source: Warner, Maclear |
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Source:
Laing; Evans
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Maclear
was knighted for his work in order to re-measure Lacaille's Arc of the
Meridian. In this carricature drawn by Smyth it shows Maclear just to
the left of the centre, at his microscope measuring the distance between
two measuring rods.
"Modus Operandi" Courtesy Royal Greenwich Observatory. Source: Warner, Smyth |
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