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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000136b.htm person Scott William AACR2 8 October 1825 29 March 1917 Place of Birth Hartland, Devon, England Place of Death Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Astronomer Minister of religion William Scott was Colonial Astronomer, New South Wales 1856-1862 and instituted the collection of meteorological records of New South Wales. He was the first Director of the Sydney Observatory, at Dawes Point, being responsible for its design and construction. Scott tutored in mathematics and twice deputised for the Professor of Mathematics at the University of Sydney. He served in executive roles for the Royal Society of New South Wales. 1848 1848 Education - BA, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge 1850 1850 Career event - Ordained as priest in the Anglican Church 1851 1851 Education - MA, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge 1856 1856 Life event - Migrated to New South Wales 1856 1862 Career position - Colonial Astronomer, New South Wales 1856 1866 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1857 1861 Career position - Member of Council, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1862 1865 Career position - Headmaster, Cook's River collegiate school 1865 1872 Career position - Warden, St Paul's College, University of Sydney 1866 1874 Career position - Honorary Secretary, Royal Society of New South Wales 1866 1917 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1874 1878 Career position - Treasurer, Royal Society of New South Wales 1879 1888 Career position - Minister in Goulburn diocese Sydney Observatory, Colony and State of New South Wales (1858 - )

Government Astronomer 1856 - 1862

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

Member 1856 -1866; Member of Council 1857 - 1861

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Member 1866 - 1917; Honorary Secretary 1866 - 1874; Treasurer 1874 - 1878

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 Scott, William (1825-1917)

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 'Scott, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Scott, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Scott, William (1825-1917), Church of England clergyman and astronomer Cable, K. J. Scott, William (1825-1917), Church of England clergyman and astronomer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 97-98 Journal Article: Mission Impossible: William Scott and the First Sydney Observatory Directorship Orchiston, Wayne Mission Impossible: William Scott and the First Sydney Observatory Directorship 1998 Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 1 1 21-43 Book: Reverend William Scott, M.A.: first Government Astronomer and Director of Sydney Observatory Doyle, Gillian E. Reverend William Scott, M.A.: first Government Astronomer and Director of Sydney Observatory Pymble, N.S.W. Gillian Doyle 2008 Journal Article: 150 Years of Sydney Observatory Bhathal, Ragbir 150 Years of Sydney Observatory 2009 Astronomy & Geophysics 50 3 26-30 Book Section: Early advances in observing eclipses Lomb, Nick Early advances in observing eclipses Clayton South, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 2023 Eclipse chasers Lomb, Nick; and Stevenson, Toner 25-53 Journal Article: Sydney Observatory 1858-1983 Wood, H. Sydney Observatory 1858-1983 1983 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 5 2 273-281 Journal Article: Australian eclipses: three "men of science" and the Sydney eclipse of 1857 Lomb, Nick Australian eclipses: three "men of science" and the Sydney eclipse of 1857 2021 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 24 3 619-28 Journal Article: Seeing Stars in the City: a History of Early Astronomy in Sydney Tyler, Peter J. Seeing Stars in the City: a History of Early Astronomy in Sydney 2009 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 142 3/4 1-14 Edited Book: Eclipse chasers Lomb, Nick; and Stevenson, Toner Eclipse chasers Clayton South, Vic CSIRO Publishing 2023 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Journal Article: Australian solar eclipse expeditions: the voyage to Cape York in 1871 Lomb, Nick Australian solar eclipse expeditions: the voyage to Cape York in 1871 2016 Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 19 1 79-95 William Scott - Records St Paul's College Archives, University of Sydney William Scott - Records 1865 - 1878 Information in the Council minutes of St Paul's College c1865-78. William Scott - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William Scott - Records 1856 - 1917 Copies of Scott letters c1856-1917.