Contemporary account from 1897

 

Date: 1897
Author: William Ellis, Assistant at the Royal Observatory
Title: Some Reminiscences
About Both William Ellis and his father worked at the Observatory. Between them, they were at the Observatory from 1825–1893 when William retired. Published in two parts in The Observatory, Vol 20, p.312–318 & p.380–386 (1897).
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