John Dobson
Astronomer
1915 – 2014
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Who was John Dobson?
John Lowry Dobson was an amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. The design is considered revolutionary since it allowed amateur astronomers to build fairly large telescopes. He was less known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy." John Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1915
Beijing - Also known as
- John Lowry Dobson
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Died
- Jan 15, 2014
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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