VICTORIAN ASTRONOMER 1840 - 1913
I am a member of Wolverhampton Astronomical Society and in April 2001 I gave a talk to the members on Sir Robert Ball. My research started when I acquired his book " A Popular Guide to the Heavens".  Much of what follows comes from his son's biography " Reminiscences and Letters of Sir Robert Ball ", plus various extracts from internet sites and local history archives in the Midlands. 
  Last updated August 2001
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK PLEASE

There are 16 pages of text, which you can access by clicking        
at the bottom of each page, or you can go to certain sections by using the following links :

  Early Years / College                        Cambridge University  

            Lord Rosse / Birr                              American Lectures        

         Dunsink Observatory                                                 Books            

                 Lectures                                   Controversies 
SIR  ROBERT  BALL
For an
UPDATED VERSION
and MUCH MORE
on Sir Robert Ball
"Sir Robert Stawell Ball"
Zodiac Toys      www.freewebs.com/zodiactoys