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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-05-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001986b.htm person Harris Bertrand John AACR2 2 March 1925 23 December 1974 Place of Birth Patcham, Sussex, England Place of Death Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia Astronomer Bertrand 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. 1943 c. 1946 Military service - World War 2. Leading Seaman, Royal Navy 1946 1955 Career position - Clerk / Scientific Assistant, Royal Greenwich Observatory, London 1952 1952 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London 1956 1957 Career position - Experimental Officer, Royal Greenwich Observatory, London 1957 1957 Life event - Moved to Perth, to take up the post as Assistant Astronomer, Perth Observatory 1957 1961 Career position - Assistant Astronomer, Perth Observatory 1961 1963 Career position - Acting Government Astronomer, Perth Observatory 1963 c. 1974 Career position - National Member, International Astronomy Union [elected by ANZAAS at Canberra meeting] 1963 1974 Career position - Government Astronomer, Western Australia Spigl, Hyman Solomon (1911 - 1962)

Harris was assistant-astronomer to Spigl 1957 - 1961

 Perth Observatory, Colony of Western Australia (1896 - )

Government Astronomer 1963 - c1974; Assistant Government Astronomer 1957 - 1963

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 Harris, Bertrand John (19250302-19751223)

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 'Harris, Bertrand John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Harris, Bertrand John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Harris, Bertrand John (1925-1974), astronomer Spurling, Muriel; Jennings, P.J. Harris, Bertrand John (1925-1974), astronomer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 329-393 Journal Article: Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986 Aroney, M. J.; Buckingham, A. D. Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 273-297 Bertrand John Harris - Records Perth Observatory Bertrand John Harris - Records 1957 - 1975 Information in general Observatory records 1957-75.