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Tebbutt, John (1834 - 1916) |
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| Astronomer and Meteorologist | ||
| Born: 25 May 1834 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 29 November 1916 Windsor, New South Wales. | ||
| John Tebbutt was born at Windsor, New South Wales, where he grew up on his father's properties. He began his observations in the 1850s and in 1863 built his first observatory. He became probably Australia's leading astronomer in his day. |
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