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John Dobson

American astronomer (1915–2014)

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About John Dobson

John Lowry Dobson was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy". Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers.

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Occupation: astronomer, inventor

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by AlanJWylie at English Wikipedia (Original text: AlanJWylie (talk)) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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September 14, 1915

Died

January 15, 2014

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