Born York, England, 17 June 1800
Died Monkstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland, 31 October 1867
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Elliott, I. (2007). Parsons, William. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1057
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