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Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.

Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.
Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.
Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.
About the artist
Name
Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.
Biography
Dr Thompson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and educated at Queen's University Belfast and Imperial College, London, from where he graduated with a PhD in 1952. He subsequently worked as an astronomer at Dunsink Observatory, Dublin (1954-1956), Cambridge Observatory (1956-1959), and for the bulk of his professional life, at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, retiring in 1988 as a Principal Scientific Officer.
You can find out more about Dr Thompson at the The Blackford Trust website.
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