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In 1848, he was sent to school at a large academy in Milton-on-Thames, where he remained until 1851, when he attained the proud position of head boy of the establishment.
Richard Proctor was an English astronomer, educated at Cambridge, who first suggested (1873) that meteor impacts caused lunar craters, rather than volcanic action.
Sep 12, 2024 · Richard Anthony Proctor, an English popular writer and astronomer, died Sep. 12, 1888, at the age of 51. Initially of independent means, he wrote his first book, Saturn and its Systems and published it himself in 1865.
In 1854, Proctor worked as a clerk in the London Joint Stock Bank. A year later, he enrolled at King's College, London, where he studied theology and mathematics. Proctor graduated in 1860 from St. John's College, Cambridge, as 23rd Wrangler. That year he also married his first wife, Mary Mills.
Proctor taught mathematics for some time at a private military school in Woolwich. After 1873 he went on several lecture tours of America and Australasia. Proctor long served as an officer of the Royal Astronomical Society, contributing many articles to its Monthly Notices.
Richard Anthony Proctor (23 March 1837 – 12 September 1888) was an English astronomer. He is best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867 from 27 drawings by the English observer William Rutter Dawes. Read more on Wikipedia.
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In 1854, Proctor worked as a clerk in the London Joint Stock Bank. A year later, he enrolled at King’s College, London, where he studied theology and mathematics. Proctor graduated in 1860 from St. John’s College, Cambridge, as 23rd Wrangler.
