John Brinkley (astronomer)
See also: John Brinkley
John Brinkley (1763 - September 14th 1835) is the first royal astronomer of Ireland.
Brinkley is born with Woodbridge in the Suffolk. In 1792 he becomes second professor St Andrews of the Université of Dublin.
Its principal work is a Catalog of stars like Elements off Planes Astronomy in 1808. The Royal Society rewarded by the Medal Copley in 1824.
Observations of Brinkley, the shift of the apparent position several stars during the year, are refuted by the royal Astronome John Pond after a persistent controversy.
In 1826 he becomes bishop of Cloyne with Cork, after this nomination William Rowan Hamilton succeeds to him the pulpit St Andrews of astronomy and the head of the Observatoire Dunsink.
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