Email: Survey Officer
Astronomer
Ross, Sir John (1777-1856) [Capt.; FRAS], born near Stranraer, Scotland he served in the merchant marine before joining the Royal Navy see County of London; Obit., MNRAS, 17 (1857), 100-3; ODNB; Phillipps 2023).
Astronomy Groups
Wigtownshire Astronomical Society (WiAS), founded in 1998 by Helen Macdonald. Renamed in 2011 as the Galloway Forest Astronomical Society (GFAS) to reflect the change of meeting location.
Survey of Astronomical History 