William Rutter Dawes

William Rutter Dawes (March 19 1799 – February 15 1868) was a British astronomer.

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March 19 - 1799 - February 15 - 1868 - Astronomer

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He was a clergyman who made extensive measurements of double stars as well as observations of planets. He was a friend of William Lassell. He was nicknamed "eagle eye".

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Double star - Planet - William Lassell

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He made extensive drawings of Mars during its 1864 opposition. In 1867, Richard Anthony Proctor made a map of Mars based on these drawings.

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Mars - 1864 - Opposition - 1867 - Richard Anthony Proctor

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He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1855.

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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society - 1855

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Craters on Mars and on the Moon are named after him.

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Crater - Moon

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