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17-555: William Pearson may refer to: William Pearson (astronomer) (1767–1847), English astronomer who helped found the Royal Astronomical Society William Pearson (baritone) (1934–1995), American singer William Pearson (cricketer) (1912–1987), Australian cricketer William Pearson (priest) (1662–1715), Archdeacon of Nottingham William Pearson (scientist) , professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics in

34-646: A green plaque was unveiled at the Rectory, South Kilworth, Leicestershire. William Pearson lived there from 1821 until his death in 1847. It was 200 years and four days after the dinner on 12 January, 1820 at the Freemason's Tavern , Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, which led to the formation of the Astronomical Society of London. In 1831 this became the Royal Astronomical Society. William Pearson's grave

51-580: A planetarium in 1803 that illustrated Dr. Thomas Young 's lectures. On 10 January 1810 Pearson was presented to the rectory of Perivale in Middlesex. On 15 March 1817, Lord-chancellor Eldon presented Pearson to the rectory of South Kilworth in Leicestershire. He acquired the Temple Grove School , a large private institution at East Sheen in 1810. After establishing an observatory there, he measured

68-696: A tablet honoring his memory in the church recognizes the respect earned by his exemplary conduct as a clergyman and magistrate. William Pearson married Frances Low on 22 February 1796 at St Swithun, East Retford, Nottinghamshire. Their daughter, Frances, was born in 1797 in Lincoln. Frances Pearson, née Low, died on 10 October 1831, aged 61 years and was buried at South Kilworth. He married Eliza Sarah Hunter on 10 November 1832 at St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex. Eliza Sarah Pearson, née Hunter, died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent in 1878, aged 82. On 16 January, 2020,

85-611: A very good reputation for teaching Maths and getting boys into Cambridge, and attracted pupils from across the North of England and southern Scotland. Although the School closed in 1909, the building functions today as Hawkshead Grammar School Museum and is open to the public. The building is Grade II* listed . Scholars included: 54°22′25″N 2°59′55″W  /  54.3737°N 2.9985°W  / 54.3737; -2.9985 This Cumbria school or sixth form college related article

102-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Pearson (astronomer) William Pearson was born at Whitbeck in Cumberland on 23 April 1767. After graduating from Hawkshead Grammar School near to Lake Windermere , Westmorland, Pearson began his career as a schoolmaster at Hawkshead . After which, moving to Lincoln as undermaster of

119-543: The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (then known as the Astronomical Society of London) on 13 February 1829 for the publication, which Sir John Herschel called ‘one of the most important and extensive works on that subject which has ever issued from the press’. In 1830, the Royal Observatory nominated Pearson to its new board of visitors. Assisted by a village mathematician named Ambrose Clarke, Pearson began

136-538: The Free Grammar School. Through Pearson's interest in astronomy, Pearson constructed an astronomical clock and an orrery, which was probably used for public lectures. Although enrolled at Cambridge University, he does not appear to have earned a degree. He was admitted as a sizar at Clare College in 1793, but may not have gained residence. An original proprietor of the Royal Institution , Pearson finished

153-727: The School of Medicine at the University of Virginia William Pearson (surveyor) (1829–1905), surveyor in South Australia William Pearson (swimmer) (1916–2004), English swimmer William Pearson (trade unionist) (1896–1956), Scottish trade unionist and communist activist William Pearson (New Hampshire politician) , member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives William Pearson Sr. (1818–1893), member of Victorian Legislative Assembly and Council, racehorse owner William Pearson Jr. (1864–1919), son of

170-953: The above, member of the Victorian Legislative Council William Fisher Pearson (1854–1888), New Zealand politician William Gaston Pearson (1858–1947), African American educator and businessman William Henry Pearson (1849–1923), English botanist William Pearson (baritone) (1934–1995), American baritone William Pearson (British politician) (1882–1963), British Member of Parliament for Jarrow William W. Pearson (1881–1923), British teacher, secretary of Rabindranath Tagore Peter William Pearson , Canadian politician See also [ edit ] Bill Pearson (disambiguation) Billy Pearson (1920–2002), jockey Billy Pearson (footballer) (1921–2009), football winger for Chester City Will Pearson (born 1983), co-founder of mental floss , an American magazine [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

187-633: The diameters of the sun and moon during the partial solar eclipse of 7 September 1820, with one of John Dollond 's divided object-glass micrometers. The foundation of the Astronomical Society of London (now known as the Royal Astronomical Society ) was largely due to his efforts. In 1812 and 1816, he began development of the society that formally took shape during a meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern on 12 January 1820. Pearson helped write

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204-416: The reobservation and computation of the 520 stars tabulated for occultations in his Practical Astronomy during the same year. He presented the resulting catalogue to the Royal Astronomical Society on 11 June 1841. Pearson observed Halley's comet on 29 October 1835, and in 1839 he deduced a value for the obliquity of the ecliptic from his own research. He died on 6 September 1847 at South Kilworth, and

221-510: The rules and served as treasurer during the society's first ten years. In 1819, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and received an honorary LL.D. After leaving East Sheen in 1821, William erected an observatory at South Kilworth that possessed a 36-inch focal-length altazimuth telescope, originally constructed by Edward Troughton for the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences . The observatory

238-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Pearson&oldid=1239657666 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

255-732: Was also equipped with a 42-inch focal-length achromatic refractor by Tulley, a transit circle by William Simms , and a clock by Hardy. While at South Kilworth, Pearson observed the occultations of the Pleiades in July and October 1821. In 1824 and 1829, he published the two quarto volumes of his Introduction to Practical Astronomy. The first volume mainly contained tables for the processes of reduction. The second volume included elaborate descriptions and engravings of various astronomical instruments (drawn by John Farey, Jr , and engraved by Edmund Turrell ) along with instructions for their use. Pearson received

272-571: Was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys , the incumbent Archbishop of York, whose family came from the Hawkshead area. He petitioned Queen Elizabeth I for a charter to set up the school and endowed it will sufficient land and property for the education to be free, and for many years it was known as 'The Free Grammar School of Hawkshead'. The early School taught Latin , Greek and sciences, including arithmetic and geometry. At its peak in 1750-1800, it had

289-502: Was restored in 2019 to coincide with this event, with funding from South Kilworth Parish Council and the Royal Astronomical Society. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  " Pearson, William ". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Hawkshead Grammar School Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead , Cumbria , England

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