English astronomer, mathematician (1845–1912)

Members of the British Association playing at phrenology on board a ship on its way to South Africa. Photograph by J.T. Bottomley, 1905.

Some Fellows of the Royal Society: with a key to the identities of the sitters. Wood engraving, 1889.

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Members of the British Association playing at phrenology on board a ship on its way to South Africa. Photograph by J.T. Bottomley, 1905.

Some Fellows of the Royal Society: with a key to the identities of the sitters. Wood engraving, 1889.