Robert Stawell Ball
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Irish astronomer (1840–1913)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Ball
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Father
- Robert Ball
- Occupation
- photographer
- Position held
- chairperson
- Educated at
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Portrait of Robert Stawell Ball.jpg
- Work location
- Cambridge
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1840-01-01
- date of death
- 1913-01-01
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- Robert Stawell Ball
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- writing language
- English language
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