A revealing account of the family life and achievements of the Third Earl of Rosse, a hereditary peer and resident landlord at Birr Castle, County Offaly, in nineteenth-century Ireland, before, during and after the devastating famine of the 1840s -- .
A revealing account of the family life and achievements of the Third Earl of Rosse, a hereditary peer and resident landlord at Birr Castle, County Offaly, in nineteenth-century Ireland, before, during and after the devastating famine of the 1840s -- .
Charles Mollan is a retired science administrator, editor and publisher, and a historian of Irish science
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Preface Daniel McDowell Introduction Charles Mollan Succession of the Parsons Family at Birr 1. History of the Parsons family and Birr Castle The Earl and Countess of Rosse 2. Origin of the 3rd Earl's interest in astronomy Trevor Weekes 3. Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813 85) Daniel McDowell, Alison, Countess of Rosse, and David Davison 4. William Parsons' influence on the town and community of Birr Margaret Hogan 5. Negotiating 'a difficult sectarian terrain': The public life and political opinions of the 3rd Earl of Rosse Andrew Shields 6. A Consummate Engineer Charles Mollan 7. Birr Castle observations of non stellar objects and the development of nebular theories Wolfgang Steinicke 8. William Parsons and the Irish nineteenth century tradition of independent astronomical research Allan Chapman 9. 'A presiding influence': The relations of the 3rd Earl of Rosse with scientific institutions in Britain and Ireland Simon Schaffer 10. The 3rd Earl of Rosse: An assessment Trevor Weekes Select bibliography Index
Preface Daniel McDowell Introduction Charles Mollan Succession of the Parsons Family at Birr 1. History of the Parsons family and Birr Castle The Earl and Countess of Rosse 2. Origin of the 3rd Earl's interest in astronomy Trevor Weekes 3. Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813 85) Daniel McDowell, Alison, Countess of Rosse, and David Davison 4. William Parsons' influence on the town and community of Birr Margaret Hogan 5. Negotiating 'a difficult sectarian terrain': The public life and political opinions of the 3rd Earl of Rosse Andrew Shields 6. A Consummate Engineer Charles Mollan 7. Birr Castle observations of non stellar objects and the development of nebular theories Wolfgang Steinicke 8. William Parsons and the Irish nineteenth century tradition of independent astronomical research Allan Chapman 9. 'A presiding influence': The relations of the 3rd Earl of Rosse with scientific institutions in Britain and Ireland Simon Schaffer 10. The 3rd Earl of Rosse: An assessment Trevor Weekes Select bibliography Index
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