* Astronomy

Isaac Roberts (27 January 1829 - 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and business man best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. He was a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in England and was a fellow of the Royal Geological Society. Roberts was also awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1895.
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 Roberts discovered 33 IC objects by photography, using the 20" reflector at his observatory "Starfield", Crowborough Hill, Sussex, UK. Of these, 29 are real deep sky objects.
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