James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, FRS was a Scottish peer and astronomer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death in 1768. He also became president of the Royal Society on 24 March 1764, and was a distinguished patron of science, and particularly of astronomy. He was born in Edinburgh as the son of George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton and his second wife Frances Adderley. He graduated MA from King's College, Cambridge, in 1722.
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Scottish peer and astronomer (1702–1768)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_14th_Earl_of_Morton
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2005-03-16T13:22:05Z
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2024-08-31T21:39:40Z
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