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Lowndean
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English
+ Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
Etymology
From en Lowndes an.
Adjective
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Of or relating to the astronomer Thomas Lowndes, or the academic professorship of astronomy and geometry that he founded at the University of Cambridge in 1749.
en Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy 269 Michael S. Reidy 2009 He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ecv9JrA0wdkC&lpg=PA269&dq=%22Lowndean%22&pg=PA269#v=onepage&q=%22Lowndean%22&f=false
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