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Gore, John Ellard

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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

Born Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, 1 June 1845

Died Dublin, Ireland, 22 July 1910

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Elliott, I. (2014). Gore, John Ellard. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_531

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