Biographical entry Harris, Bertrand John (1925 - 1975)

Summary

Bertrand John Harris was Assistant Government Astronomer in Western Australia from 1957 and Government Astronomer from 1963 and was responsible for the transfer of the Perth Observatory from Mt Eliza to Bickley in the Darling Range during the 1960s.

Archival resources

Perth Observatory

• Bertrand John Harris - Records, 1957 - 1975; Perth Observatory. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Spurling, Muriel; Jennings, P.J., 'Harris, Bertrand John (1925-1974), Astronomer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 329-393. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140447b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Harris, Bertrand John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469530. Details

See also

• Aroney, M. J.; Bukingham, A. D., 'Raymond James Wood Le Fevre 1905-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 3, 1988, pp. 273-297. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9880730273.htm. Details