John Dobson
This article is about John L. Dobson, the amateur astronomer. For other men with a similar name, see John Dobson.John Lowry Dobson (September 14, 1915 – January 15, 2014) was an amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. The design is considered revolutionary since it allowed amateur astronomers to build fairly large telescopes. He was less known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy (and his unorthodox views of cosmology) through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy." John Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers.
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| Birth date | September 14, 1915 |
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| Birth name | John Lowry Dobson |
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| Date of death | January 15, 2014 |
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