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An English astronomer and physicist; born at Rugby, May 17, 1836. He is editor of Nature, the leading scientific weekly publication in England. Among his works are "Elementary Lessons in Astronomy" (1868; 44th thousand 1894); "Contributions to Solar Physics" (1873); "The Spectroscope and its Applications" (1873); "Stargazing, Past and Present" (1877); "The Dawn of Astronomy"; (1894); "Inorganic Evolution" (1900).