Richard A. Proctor

Richard A. Proctor Richard Anthony Proctor FRAS (23 March 1837 – 12 September 1888) was an English astronomer. He is best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867 from 27 drawings by the English observer William Rutter Dawes. His map was later superseded by those of Giovanni Schiaparelli and Eugène Antoniadi and his nomenclature was dropped (for instance, his "Kaiser Sea" became Syrtis Major Planum).

He used old drawings of Mars dating back to 1666 to try to determine the sidereal day of Mars. His final estimate, in 1873, was 24h 37m 22.713s, very close to the modern value of 24h 37m 22.663s.

The crater Proctor on Mars is named after him. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Selection and recruitment of library staff
    by Proctor, Richard
    Published 1982
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    The Sun : ruler, fire, light, and life of the planetary sistem
    by Proctor, Richard A.
    Published 1872
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    Nouvel atlas céleste : précédé d'une introduction sur l'étude des constellations augmenté de quelques études d'astronomie stellaire
    by Proctor, Richard A.
    Published 1886
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    Nouvel atlas céleste : comprenant quatorze cartes : précédé d'une introduction sur l'étude des contellations augmenté de quelques études d'astronomie stellaire
    by Proctor, Richard A.
    Published 1886
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    Principles of pattern design
    by Proctor, Richard M.
    Published 1990
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    Lo spectoscopio e le sue applicazioni
    by PROCTOR, Richard A.
    Published 1886
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    The spectroscope and its work
    by Proctor, Richard A. 1837-1888
    Published 1877
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    Lo spettroscopio e le sue applicazioni
    by Proctor, Richard A. 1837-1888
    Published 1886
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    Other worlds than ours : the plurality of worlds studied under the light of recent scientific researches
    Other Authors: “…Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony) 1837-1888…”
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    Light science for leisure hours : a series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, etc
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    Abstract design and how to create it
    by Fenn, Amor
    Published 1993
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    The history of Transylvania
    Published 2018
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