OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1967, 26 January 1914, Page 5

OBITUARY

A FORMED MINISTER OF THE CROWN. Bjr Tcle®ra)>li—Prsss Association"- OcmyrSrh' (Rec. January 25, fl./S p.m.) Sydney, January 21. Obituary.—Mr. Daniel O'Connor, Postmaster-General in Use Robertson Ministry in 1880-1886. ■ FAMOUS ASTRONOMER. (Roc. January 20, p.m.) Lon den, January SI. Obituary.--Sir David Gill, K.C.8., 1 h*-' .famous astronomer. The late Sir David (iill whs Wn in Aliri'iieeii.-hire in 1813, and «as educated a' lliir.-ehall Cdh'se and Vni-.orsii 3- of Aberdeen. 'He proposed, 'orpjiiised, and van'icd.iii completion numerous esjsediMon'; in the inferos of ii:-lf\mcimy. )li> hehl (lit* position of H.M. Astronomer nt Cane <ii' (<'.u'vd Rope froui IS7H until 1.W7, and while holding: that position hi ISP creeled Ihe hir?i? telescope presented tr l)ie Cane Ob-emlor.v by Jlr. Fraiili M'Clean, of . Rnsthidl, For his brilliant ivovk in the field of astronomy, Sir David .had numerous .honours conferred tip,in him, and t-i'ifist of .several important • association'?, inchidiiiß the Re-parch Dcft'iisa Society, til£» U.A.S., the Brilisb Association. He. In W96 be u-os real by the Colonial Oftico lo Berlin to arrange tictaiN of live lMmi' dary s.nvvey l>(>twoen British BechuAPalaiul and "German Soiiib-wes) and this work-was BuhseoucijUy rmnpleted \indev his di.reetioii. liiu-Dnlilicatioiis ineludo "'ReiSome'er IMmni.ilftlioris nf Stellar Pnraltax in Iho Sa«twf»> Ifewi* s-niiere"; "A De.termiisafioN of ibe Polar Pavn'lias from.. ni ilw> WalU 6f.'3sfeh«hSi<l"in 1577" I "Geod. I et'ic Survey of'Sntftb Africa"; asul many other papers and m^noirs.