Anthony Shepherd
Male, Deceased Person
1721 – 1796
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Who was Anthony Shepherd?
Anthony Shepherd was a British astronomer. He was the Plumian Professor at the University of Cambridge between 1760 and 1796. He published astronomical tables, and was a friend of Captain Cook, who named the Shepherd Islands after him.
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