John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS was an English astronomer. Wrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, and his first wife Lady Caroline Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville. He succeeded his father in the barony on March 16 1841. Wrottesley is distinguished for his attainments in astronomical science, was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its president from 1841 to 1842.

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  • John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS was an English astronomer. Wrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, and his first wife Lady Caroline Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville. He succeeded his father in the barony on March 16 1841. Wrottesley is distinguished for his attainments in astronomical science, was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its president from 1841 to 1842. In 1839 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his Catalogue of the Right Ascensions of 1,318 Stars. He was also President of the Royal Society from 1854 to 1858. In 1853 he called the attention of the House of Lords to Lieutenant Maury's valuable scheme of meteorological observations and discoveries; and on Nov. 30, 1855, succeeded the Earl of Rosse as President of the Royal Society. (Source: Men of the Time, Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters; London: David Bogue, Fleet Street. p.793 The crater Wrottesley on the Moon is named in honour of John Wrottesley. Lord Wrottesley died in October 1867, aged 69, and was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his son Arthur Wrottesley.
  • John Wrottesley, Segundo Barón de Wrottesley, fue un astrónomo británico. Wrottesley era hijo de John Wrottesley, Primer Barón de Wrottesley, y su primera esposa Caroline Bennet. Sucedió a su padre en la baronía el 16 de marzo de 1841. Wrottesley fue uno de los miembros fundadores de la Royal Astronomical Society, donde fue Presidente desde 1841 a 1842. También fue Presidente de la Royal Society. En 1839 fue condecorado con la Medalla de oro de la Real Sociedad Astronómica. El cráter Wrottesley en la Luna, lleva el nombre en su honor.
  • ジョン・ロッテスリー（John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley、1798年8月5日 – 1867年10月27日）はイギリスの天文学者である。二重星のカタログを作成した。王立天文学会の創立メンバーで1841年から1842年の間、会長を務めた。 ブラックヒースの天文台で観測を始め、12,000以上の天体を記録し、1938年王立天文学会ゴールドメダルを受賞した。ロッテスリー男爵家を1841年に継ぐと、スタフォードシャーの邸宅に観測所を建設し観測を行った。1854年から王立学会の会長を務めた。
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  • John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS was an English astronomer. Wrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, and his first wife Lady Caroline Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville. He succeeded his father in the barony on March 16 1841. Wrottesley is distinguished for his attainments in astronomical science, was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society and served as its president from 1841 to 1842.
  • John Wrottesley, Segundo Barón de Wrottesley, fue un astrónomo británico. Wrottesley era hijo de John Wrottesley, Primer Barón de Wrottesley, y su primera esposa Caroline Bennet. Sucedió a su padre en la baronía el 16 de marzo de 1841. Wrottesley fue uno de los miembros fundadores de la Royal Astronomical Society, donde fue Presidente desde 1841 a 1842. También fue Presidente de la Royal Society. En 1839 fue condecorado con la Medalla de oro de la Real Sociedad Astronómica.
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