Lot Essay
William Sadler Franks (1851-1935) published his catalgoue of 3,890 coloured stars in 1878. In 1910 he worked at Brockhurst Observatory, where in 1934 he was Patrick Moore's first tutor in astronomy.
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W.S. FRANKS, 1910-1924
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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS
W.S. FRANKS, 1910-1924
the drawings in watercolour and body colour include Opposition of Mars 1924, Saturn Nov. 29. 1913, Saturn 29. Sept. 1910 and Jupiter, Transit of Satellite III Nov. 27, 1916.
7¾ x 9¼in. (19.5 x 23.5cm.) the largest
W.S. FRANKS, 1910-1924
the drawings in watercolour and body colour include Opposition of Mars 1924, Saturn Nov. 29. 1913, Saturn 29. Sept. 1910 and Jupiter, Transit of Satellite III Nov. 27, 1916.
7¾ x 9¼in. (19.5 x 23.5cm.) the largest