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Fuller Name
- John Lowry
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1915-09-14
Death Date
- 2014-01-15
Birth Place
- Beijing (China)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Telescopes--Design and construction
Occupation
Astronomer
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: His How and why to make a user-friendly sidewalk telescope, c1991:CIP t.p. (John L. Dobson) copr. (John Lowry Dobson) data sheet (b. 9-14-15)
- found: New York times (online), viewed Jan. 22, 2014(in obituary published Jan. 21: John Dobson; b. John Lowry Dobson, Sept. 14, 1915, Beijing; d. last Wednesday [Jan. 15, 2014], Burbank, Calif., aged 98; developed the first high-powered, inexpensive, telescope for amateur astronomers)
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Change Notes
- 1991-05-03: new
- 2014-01-22: revised
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