Alexander Wilson

1714 - 1786

Alexander Wilson was a Scottish astronomer who published observations on sunspots.
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List of References (6 books/articles)

Mathematicians born in the same country

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  1. The Wilson Depression

Honours awarded to Alexander Wilson
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1783
Lunar featuresCrater Wilson

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