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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-01-04 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2026-03-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004908b.htm person Robertson William Humphrey AACR2 Robertson, Bill Astronomer William Robertson was an astronomer who worked at the Sydney Observatory from 1942 to 1982.

Robertson was appointed assistant during Harley Wood's time as Government Astronomer. He was the last person to be appointed New South Wales Government Astronomer and held that position from 1974 up until the Observatory's closure as a research facility in 1982.

In September 1973 Robertson made a historic observation an occultation of the small planet Ceres, though his observation remained unacknowledged until 2009.

1942 1974 Career position - Assistant Astronomer, Sydney Observatory 1947 1950 Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, British Astronomical Association 1958 1960 Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, British Astronomical Association 1964 1966 Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, British Astronomical Association 1973 1973 Career event - Observed the occultation of Ceres. c. 1974 1982 Career position - Government Astronomer of NSW, Sydney Observatory 1975 1975 Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal Sydney Observatory, Colony and State of New South Wales (1858 - ) Royal Society of New South Wales Medal (1884 - )

Awarded the Medal 1975

 British Astronomical Association, New South Wales Branch (1895 - )

President 1947 - 1950, 1958 - 1960 and 1964 - 1966

 Robertson, William H.

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 'Robertson, William Humphrey', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Robertson, William Humphrey Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Article: Nick discovers that Sydney Observatory took part in the first observation of the occultation of an asteroid in 1973 Lomb, N. Nick discovers that Sydney Observatory took part in the first observation of the occultation of an asteroid in 1973 2009 Observations - Sydney Observatory Journal Article: Sydney Observatory 1858-1983 Wood, H. Sydney Observatory 1858-1983 1983 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 5 2 273-281