William Peck (astronomer)

William Peck's grave, Warriston Cemetery

Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (3 January 1862, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire – 7 March 1925, Edinburgh) was a Scottish astronomer and scientific instrument maker. He was the director of the Edinburgh City Observatory from 1889 until his death.^[1]

He is buried in Warriston Cemetery in the upper section, on the north side of the main east-west path.

Works

• The handy star map (1880)
• The constellations and how to find them (1887)
• Popular Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy (1890)
• The observer's atlas of the heavens (1898)
• The Southern Hemisphere constellations and how to find them (1911)

References

1. Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (PDF) II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved September 25, 2010.