Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913), Irish astronomer and mathematician, c1890. Artist: Unknown

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Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913), Irish astronomer and mathematician, c1890. A populariser of science, Ball served as Lord Rosse's astronomer at Parsonstown, in Ireland. He held the post of Royal Astronomer of Ireland from 1874-1892.

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