John Dobson

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(1915-09-14)September 14, 1915
DiedJanuary 15, 2014(2014-01-15) (aged 98)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVedantan monk (1944−1967), lecturer/popularizer of amateur astronomy[1]
Known forDobsonian telescope, sidewalk astronomy

Dobson died at Burbank, California on January 15, 2014. He was 98.[3]

References

  1. sidewalkastronomers.us - John Dobson - A Brief Biography
  2. SB & F: Volume 43, Issues 5-6, page 231, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2007
  3. Woo, Elaine (2014-01-18). "John Dobson dies at 98; former monk developed easy-to-make telescope". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-01-26.

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