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Tebbutt, John (1834–1916)

astronomer

John Tebbutt, at the Peninsula Observatory, Windsor, 1915

from Early Days of Windsor, by J. Steele, 1916

Biographical Entries

Australian Dictionary of Biography entry

Related Entries in NCB Sites

Cunneen, James Augustine (acquaintance)
Garnsey, Charles Frederick (acquaintance)

John Tebbutt, at the Peninsula Observatory, Windsor, 1915

from Early Days of Windsor, by J. Steele, 1916

Life Summary [details]

Birth

25 May, 1834
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Death

29 November, 1916 (aged 82)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

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