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John Narrien

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Narrine observed the partial solar eclipse of 6 May 1845, at the observatory of Sandhurst College. The failure of his eyesight caused him to give up his post at Sandhurst in 1858, and he retired that year also from the
181: 149: 46:. Promoted in 1820 to be mathematical professor in the senior department, he was long the effective head of the establishment. He was elected a 191: 43: 154: 117: 201: 196: 47: 55: 186: 111: 176: 171: 58:. He died at Kensington on 30 March 1860, aged 77. He had lost his wife eight years previously. 70:. He also compiled a series of mathematical text-books for use in Sandhurst College, including 36: 165: 140: 110: 145: 106: 28: 32: 139: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 42:
Narrien was nominated in 1814 as one of the teaching staff of the
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An Historical Account of the Origin and Progress of Astronomy
35:. For some years he kept for an optician's shop in 182:Academics of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 19:(1782–1860) was an English astronomical writer, 158:. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 121:. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 27:The son of a stonemason, Narrien was born at 8: 91: 101: 99: 97: 95: 7: 14: 44:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 155:Dictionary of National Biography 134: 118:Dictionary of National Biography 76:Practical Astronomy and Geodesy 1: 192:Fellows of the Royal Society 48:Fellow of the Royal Society 218: 66:Narrien published in 1833 56:Royal Astronomical Society 112:"Narrien, John"  202:English male writers 197:People from Chertsey 72:Elements of Geometry 80:Analytical Geometry 37:Pall Mall, London 209: 159: 138: 137: 123: 122: 114: 103: 74:, London, 1842; 217: 216: 212: 211: 210: 208: 207: 206: 187:English writers 162: 161: 148:, ed. (1894). " 144: 135: 127: 126: 105: 104: 93: 88: 64: 25: 12: 11: 5: 215: 213: 205: 204: 199: 194: 189: 184: 179: 174: 164: 163: 132: 131: 125: 124: 109:, ed. (1894). 90: 89: 87: 84: 63: 60: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 214: 203: 200: 198: 195: 193: 190: 188: 185: 183: 180: 178: 175: 173: 170: 169: 167: 160: 157: 156: 151: 150:Narrien, John 147: 142: 141:public domain 129: 128: 120: 119: 113: 108: 102: 100: 98: 96: 92: 85: 83: 81: 77: 73: 69: 61: 59: 57: 51: 49: 45: 40: 38: 34: 30: 22: 20: 18: 153: 133: 116: 79: 78:, 1845; and 75: 71: 67: 65: 52: 41: 26: 17:John Narrien 16: 15: 177:1860 deaths 172:1782 births 146:Lee, Sidney 130:Attribution 107:Lee, Sidney 166:Categories 50:in 1840. 82:, 1846. 29:Chertsey 143::  33:Surrey 86:Notes 62:Works 31:, in 23:Life 152:". 168:: 115:. 94:^ 39:.

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Lee, Sidney
"Narrien, John" 
Dictionary of National Biography
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Lee, Sidney
Narrien, John
Dictionary of National Biography
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1782 births
1860 deaths
Academics of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
English writers
Fellows of the Royal Society
People from Chertsey
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