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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Noble title
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Whig_Party
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Irish_Academy
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1800-06-17
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Lawrence_Parsons
Evelyn_Parsons
Cecil_Parsons
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gptkbp:contribution
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Astronomical observations
Reflecting telescope
Publications on astronomy
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1867-10-31
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
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gptkbp:field
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Politics
Science
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Parsons
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Trinity_College
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2nd Earl of Rosse
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Irish_nobility
Astronomical research
Public understanding of science
Astronomical societies
Victorian_science
Irish_science
Scientific_community_in_Ireland
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Astronomy
Building the Leviathan of Parsonstown
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Leviathan_of_Parsonstown
Advancements in telescope design
Influence on future astronomers
Promotion_of_science_in_Ireland
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gptkbp:nationality
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Irish
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gptkbp:portrait
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Photographed in 1860s
Painted_by_Sir_Francis_Grant
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Rosse
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Birr,_County_Offaly
gptkb:Birr_Castle
gptkb:Ireland
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Rosse
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gptkbp:successor
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3rd Earl of Rosse
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Baron_Oxmantown
gptkb:Viscount_Rosse
gptkb:Earl_of_Rosse
Count of Rosse
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