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Brooks, Joseph (1847 - 1918) |
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| Surveyor and Astronomer | ||
| Born: 2 August 1847 Stockport, Cheshire, England. Died: 9 May 1918 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
| Joseph Brooks worked for the South Australian Department of Survey and Crown Lands 1864-77 and the New South Wales Department of Lands 1877-1906. After retirement he became involved in Australian astronomical circles. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Stockport, Cheshire, 2 August 1847. Died Sydney, 9 May 1918. Arrived Adelaide 1856. South Australian Department of Survey and Crown Lands 1864-75, official photographer and involved with drafting and planning for the settlement of Palmerston (Darwin), trigonometrical surveyor 1875-77; licensed surveyor, Department of Lands, Sydney 1877-1906, assisting with the triangulation of New South Wales from 1879; joined several expeditions to observe total solar eclipses 1908-11. |
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