About William Petrie

William Petrie was a British officer of the East India Company in Chennai during the 1780s, and was Governor of Prince of Wales Island from 1812 to 1816. An amateur astronomer, Petrie helped found the first modern observatory outside Europe, the Madras Observatory.

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Occupation: astronomer
Born: 1784
Died: October 27, 1816

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William Petrie

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