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Kelly, William (1823 - 1909) |
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| Priest, Teacher and Amateur scientist | |
| Born: 21 October 1823 Dublin, Ireland. Died: 30 January 1909 Dublin. | |
| William Kelly was a Jesuit priest, teacher and amateur scientist. He taught religious education as well as in history, zoology, literature, physics, astronomy and chemistry. In 1871 he wrote a paper on tests for arsenic for Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. This won him election to the Society’s council in 1872-73. He also had a passion and talent for optics and astronomy. In 1882 the Royal Astronomical Society invited him to join the party which intended to observe the transit of Venus from the Blue Mountains. |
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