4-445: Sheepshanks is a surname. Notable people include: Anne Sheepshanks (1794–1855), English astronomical benefactor David Sheepshanks , British businessman Ernest Sheepshanks (1910–1937), English cricketer John Sheepshanks (disambiguation) , multiple people Richard Sheepshanks (1794–1855), English astronomer Sheepshanks equatorial , of many things named for Sheepshanks this
8-706: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anne Sheepshanks Anne Sheepshanks (1794 – 8 February 1876) was a British astronomical benefactor. Sheepshanks was born in Leeds in 1794. She was the daughter of Joseph and Ann Sheepshanks. Her mother was from Kendal and her father was a cloth manufacturer. Her brothers were John and Richard Sheepshanks . In 1819, her brother Richard returned from being tenth wrangler and after obtaining his master's degree at Trinity College, Cambridge . Sheepshanks went to live with him. When he died unmarried in Reading in 1855 she
12-626: Was his heir. She gave 196 books from her brother's book collection to the Royal Astronomical Society . Sheepshanks gave £10,000 to the Cambridge Observatory . This fund was used to purchase a modern photographic telescope at the observatory, which was named in her honour, and also to establish the Sheepshanks Exhibition . She became an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society . The crater Sheepshanks on
16-606: Was refracting telescope of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Sheepshanks . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheepshanks&oldid=1138858696 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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