Richard Dunthorne

Richard Dunthorne (* 1711 , † March 3, 1775 ) was an English astronomer and surveyor .

Richard Dunthorne worked in Cambridge as an astronomical and scientific assistant for Roger Long and for many years as an appraiser in Fens . The moon crater Dunthorne is named after him.

Publications

• Practical Astronomy of the Moon: or, new Tables ... Exactly constructed from Sir Isaac Newton's Theory, as published by Dr Gregory in his Astronomy , London & Oxford, 1739.
• A Letter from Mr. Richard Dunthorne, to the Rev. Mr. Charles Mason, FRS and Woodwardian Professor of Nat. Hist. at Cambridge, concerning the Moon's Motion (PDF; 974 kB), 1746
• A Letter from the Rev. Mr. Richard Dunthorne to the Reverend Mr. Richard Mason FRS and Keeper of the Wood-Wardian Museum at Cambridge, concerning the Acceleration of the Moon`? ` (PDF; 1.4 MB), 1749
• A letter from Mr. Rich. Dunthorne to the Rev. Dr. Long, FRS Master of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge, and Lowndes's Professor of Astronomy and Geometry in That University, concerning Comets (PDF; 864 kB), 1751
• Elements of New Tables of the Motions of Jupiter's Satellites: In a Letter to the Reverend Charles Mason, DD Woodwardian Professor in the University of Cambridge, and FRS from Mr. Richard Dunthorne (PDF; 366 kB), 1761

literature

• Dunthorne, Richard . Dictionary of National Biography . London. Smith, Elder & Co. 1885-1900. (English)