About Robert Stawell Ball

Sir Robert Stawell Ball was an Irish astronomer who founded the screw theory. He was Royal Astronomer of Ireland at Dunsink Observatory.

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Robert Stawell Ball

Irish astronomer (1840–1913)

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Sir Robert Stawell Ball was an Irish astronomer who founded the screw theory. He was Royal Astronomer of Ireland at Dunsink Observatory.

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Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry, Royal Astronomer of Ireland, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, chairperson

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

July 1, 1840, 1840

Died

November 25, 1913, 1913

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