Arthur Francis O'Donel Alexander
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1896 – 1971
Who was Arthur Francis O'Donel Alexander?
Arthur Francis O'Donel Alexander was an English amateur astronomer and author. He is best known for his books The Planet Saturn - A History of Observation, Theory and Discovery, and The Planet Uranus - A History of Observation, Theory and Discovery. An historian by training, who wrote his PhD on two years of the Hundred Years' War he was an educational administrator and, at his retirement, Head of Education for Dorset after returning to UK from Japan, where he had previously been teaching English. He lived for many years in Dorchester where he was a keen observer of the night sky. Go to http://alexanderfamily3.yolasite.com/ for more information. He was the author of two authoritative books, "The Planet Saturn" and "The Planet Uranus" which was an historical account of the observations of these planets from the earliest date up to the date of publication.
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