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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2018-07-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005819b.htm person Ross David AACR2 26 February 1850 30 May 1930 Place of Birth Ardgay, Scotland Place of Death Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia Astronomer Bank employee David Ross was the leading amateur astronomer in Victoria for over 20 years from the mid-1880s. He was one of very few Australian astronomers who used telescopes that he had made for serious observational work. His first telescope was made in the mid-1890s, followed by two others each larger that its predecessor. Ross's principal observations were on comets and he is credited with discovering two. For the latter discovery in 1906 he was awarded the Donohoe Medal by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. However he lacked the necessary accessories and mathematical abilities to make significant contributions to astrometry. Ross was a pioneer in the use of astrophotography. He served as Vice-President of the short-lived Victorian Branch of the British Astronomical Society. 1876 1876 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1886 1915 Career position - Clerk, National Bank of Australasia 1902 1906 Career position - Vice-President, Victorian Branch. British Astronomical Society 1915 1915 Life event - Retired 'Ross, David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ross, David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Comets and Communication: Amateur-Professional Tension in Australian Astronomy Orchiston, Wayne Comets and Communication: Amateur-Professional Tension in Australian Astronomy 1999 Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 16 212-221 Journal Article: David Ross and the Development of Amateur Astronomy in Victoria Orchiston, Wayne and Brewer, Adrian David Ross and the Development of Amateur Astronomy in Victoria 1990 Journal of the British Astronomical Association 100 173-181