Dunlop, James
(1793–1848)
- David Gavine
Extract
Dunlop, James (1793–1848), astronomer, was born on 31 October 1793 in Dalry, Ayrshire, the fourth of the seven children of John Dunlop (1760–1819), a weaver, and his wife, Janet Boyle (d. 1830). He attended an elementary school in Dalry and a night school in ...