Arthur Alcock Rambaut
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Arthur Alcock Rambaut was an Irish
astronomer
.
, Ireland
, the third son of Rev. Edmund F. Rambaut, vicar of Christ Church, Blackrock, County Dublin
. He was educated at Rathmines
School, Dublin, Armagh
and Trinity College
, Dublin, where he won a scholarship in Natural Science in 1880. The following year he was a gold medallist in mathematics.
In 1882 he became assistant to Sir Robert Ball
in Dunsink Observatory
, where he remained for ten years. When Ball moved to Cambridge Rambaut took over as Royal Astronomer of Ireland. On the death of E. J. Stone, Rambaut became Radcliffe Observer, and was succeeded by Charles Jasper Joly
. He remained there until his death.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and served twice on the committee of the Royal Astronomical Society.
He married in 1883 Emily Longford, with whom he had three sons. He was a brother of the psychiatrist Daniel Frederick Rambaut
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
.
Life
Rambaut was born in County WaterfordCounty Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the third son of Rev. Edmund F. Rambaut, vicar of Christ Church, Blackrock, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
. He was educated at Rathmines
Rathmines
Rathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It effectively begins at the south side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west.Rathmines has...
School, Dublin, Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
and Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, Dublin, where he won a scholarship in Natural Science in 1880. The following year he was a gold medallist in mathematics.
In 1882 he became assistant to Sir Robert Ball
Robert Stawell Ball
Sir Robert Stawell Ball was an Irish astronomer. He worked for Lord Rosse from 1865 to 1867. In 1867 he became Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Royal College of Science in Dublin. In 1874 Ball was appointed Royal Astronomer of Ireland and Andrews Professor of Astronomy in the University...
in Dunsink Observatory
Dunsink Observatory
The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical observatory established in 1785 in the townland of Dunsink near the city of Dublin, Ireland.Its most famous director was William Rowan Hamilton, who, amongst other things, discovered quaternions, the first non-commutative algebra, while strolling from the...
, where he remained for ten years. When Ball moved to Cambridge Rambaut took over as Royal Astronomer of Ireland. On the death of E. J. Stone, Rambaut became Radcliffe Observer, and was succeeded by Charles Jasper Joly
Charles Jasper Joly
Charles Jasper Joly was an Irish mathematician and astronomer who became Royal Astronomer of Ireland.-Life:...
. He remained there until his death.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and served twice on the committee of the Royal Astronomical Society.
He married in 1883 Emily Longford, with whom he had three sons. He was a brother of the psychiatrist Daniel Frederick Rambaut
Daniel Frederick Rambaut
Dr. Daniel Frederick Rambaut was an Irish psychiatrist, one of the pioneers of modern psychiatry, and an Irish rugby international.-Life:...
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