[vsnet-chat 3875] George Alcock

["John Isles" <jisles@voyager.net>]

Dear Friends:

 

Below is some sad news in two messages from Peter Hingley, Librarian of the Royal Astronomical Society.

 

John.

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Dear  Fellows,  Friends,  Library  Users, and  Miscellaneous,
                Just a quick line to say that I gave just heard from John
Woodruff that  George Alcock of Peterborough,  serial comet and
nova discoverer,  died  'last week' ( I do not have a date, or any
further information, at present.)  A sad loss.
                              Yours sincerely 

                                    Peter D Hingley
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               Reference my last message  I  gather that Mr  Alcock
died on  15 December, aged 88.  The funeral  will be at 
Peterborough Crematorium  at   1500  on Friday (22nd)  and there
will be a memorial  service later.  Many thanks to  Tony Angel,
Jacqueline Mitton,  and Guy Hurst  ( of The Astronomer)  for this
information.  
               

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