John Dobson
American astronomer
John Lowry Dobson (September 14, 1915 – January 15, 2014) was an American astronomer. He known for creating a design for a popular Newtonian telescope, named after him, the Dobsonian telescope.[2]
John L. Dobson | |
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 John Dobson in 2002. | |
| Born | September 14, 1915 |
| Died | January 15, 2014 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Vedantan monk (1944−1967), lecturer/popularizer of amateur astronomy[1] |
| Known for | Dobsonian telescope, sidewalk astronomy |
Dobson died at Burbank, California on January 15, 2014. He was 98.[3]
References
Other websites
- Sidewalk Astronomers – This website includes John Dobson's official schedule.
- The San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers Archived 2023-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- John Dobson of The Sidewalk Astronomers – Papers and articles written by John Dobson
- Dobson Space Telescope
- A Sidewalk Astronomer A film about Astronomy, Cosmology and John Dobson
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