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William Frederick Denning

Birthplace

The source records Radstock as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

William Frederick Denning
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What is recorded here

Map note: The map marks William Frederick Denning as a birthplace near Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, England. See where this named place sits among the others nearby.

Why this person is known: Known for his catalogues of meteor radiants, observations of Jupiter's red spot, and for the discovery of five comets.

From Wikidata Q594112

Birthplace
Radstock
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