Born Nottingham, England, 23 March 1829
Died Madras, (India), 23 June 1891
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Snedegar, K. (2007). Pogson, Norman Robert. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1107
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