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Description: | CRE SCOTTISH SCHOOL; (Scottish; 19th century?) The Chair of Astronomy at Glasgow University was founded in 1760. The first professor was Alexander Wilson who held the post for 24 years. He had responsibility for the university observatory at Dowanhill to the west of the city, but no teaching, and was paid £50 per year. Wilson was especially interested in the movements of the planets but is best known for his work on sun spots. This won him much acclaim and the scientific explanation is known as the Wilson Effect. He was a foundation member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : MALE : UNIVERSITY : PROFESSOR : FOULIS ACADEMY : ASTRONOMY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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