John Tebbutt

This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt''s death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia''s foremost astronomer. He devoted his time and funds to astronomy, and built a truly international reputation that far surpassed Australia''s leading professional astronomers of the day. This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt''s death with a major biographical account. Tebbutt''s remarkable record of achievement extends over more than half a century.

Orchiston''s book covers the whole of Tebbutt''s career, from his yearly observatory reports and comet discoveries to his time as the first president of Sydney''s branch of the British Astronomical Association.