Tebbutt, John (1834 - 1916)

Books

• Bhathal, Ragbir S., Australian Astronomer John Tebbutt: the Life and World of the Man on the $100 Note, Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, 1993, 111 pp. [ Details ]

• Tebbutt, John, Astronomical Memoirs, F. W. White, Sydney, 1908. [ Details ]

Book Chapters

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'Tebbutt vs Russell: Passion, Power and Politics in Nineteenth Century Australian Astronomy', in S.M.R. Ansari (ed.), History of Oriental Astronomy, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2002, pp. 169-201. [ Details ]

• Wood, Harley, 'Tebbutt, John (1834-1916), astronomer', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 251-252. (Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060268b.htm) [ Details ]

Conference Papers

• Kimpton, C., 'John Tebbutt - Amateur Astronomer', in 9^th National Convention of Amateur Astronomers, Geelong, 1980, pp. 89-94. [ Details ]

Journal Articles

• Orchiston, W., 'John Tebbutt: an Australian Astronomer of Note', Astronomy Now, vol. 2, no. 5, 1981, pp. 11-16. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, W., 'Astronomical Memoirs by J. Tebbutt', Australian Journal of Astronomy, vol. 2, no. 2, 1987, pp. 79-81. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, W., 'Illuminating Incidents in Antipodean Astronomy: John Tebbutt and the Sydney Observatory Directorship of 1862', Australian Journal of Astronomy, vol. 2, 1988, pp. 149-158. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, W., 'Illuminating Incidents in Antipodean Astronomy: John Tebbutt and the Founding of the Windsor Obeservatory', Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol. 89, no. 6, 1988, pp. 287-293. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'Illuminating Incidents in Antipodean Astronomy: John Tebbutt and the Great Comet of 1881', Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria, vol. 34, no. 6, 1981, pp. 78-92. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'Illuminating Incidents in Antipodean Astronomy: John Tebbutt and the abortive Australian Association of Comet Observers', Journal of the Astronomical Society of Victoria, vol. 35, no. 5, 1982, pp. 70-83. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'John Tebbutt and the Whakatane Eight Inch Refractor: a review of 'The Australian Connection'', Southern Stars, vol. 29, no. 8, 1982, pp. 215-244. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'John Tebbutt: Australian Astronomer Extraordinaire', Australian Journal of Astronomy, vol. 2, no. 1, 1987, pp. 44-46. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'The Astronomical Register, John Tebbutt, and Astronomy in the Antipodes', Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol. 100, 1990, p. 212. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales: a Pioneer Southern Hemisphere Variable Star Observer', Irish Astronomical Journal, vol. 27, 2000, pp. 47-54. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'Politics and Personalities in Australian Astronomy: the Russell-Tebbutt Feud', AAO Newsletter, vol. 95, 2000, pp. 8-11. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'John Tebbutt and Observational Astronomy at Windsor Observatory', Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol. 114, 2003, pp. 141-154. [ Details ]

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'Highlighting the History of Nineteenth Century Australian Astronomy: the Tebbutt Collection in the Mitchell Library, Sydney', Journal of Astronomical Data, vol. 10, 2004, pp. 59-79. [ Details ]

• Roser, S. R. and White, G. L., 'John Tebbutt's Observations of Halley's Comet in 1910', Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 6, 1986, pp. 354-358. [ Details ]

• White, G. L., 'John Tebbutt and the Astronomy at Windsor Observatory', Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 3, no. 6, 1979, pp. 408-411. [ Details ]