Person

Yeates, C.S.S. (1872 - 1961)

Born
5 March 1872
Ireland?
Died
1961
Occupation
Astronomer and Scientific instrument maker

Summary

C. S. S. Yeates worked the Perth Observatory 1898-c.1935 and was trained by W.E. Cooke to be an astrographic observer.

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Born 5 March 1872. Died 1961. Trained Dublin as a scientific instrument maker, family business. Migrated with family to Tasmania, moved to Melbourne with the family business, trained by Cooke at the Perth Observatory to be an astrographic observer.

Archival resources

Perth Observatory

  • C.S.S. Yeates - Records, 1898 - 1930; Perth Observatory. Details

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Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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