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Admiral William Henry Smyth KFM DCL FRS FRAS FRGS FSA was a Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist. He is noted for his involvement in the early history of a number of learned societies, for his hydrographic charts, for his astronomical work, and for a wide range of publications and translations. Wikipedia  

✵ 21. January 1788 – 9. September 1865
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William Henry Smyth Quotes

“This object, which somewhat resembles a flight of wild ducks in shape, is a gathering of minute stars.”

William Henry Smyth

Of the M11 star cluster, which is now known as the "Wild Duck" cluster.
A Cycle of Celestial Objects, 1881 reprint, p. 544.

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“Admiral Smyth says that no family is quite civilized unless it possesses a copy of some encyclopaedia and a telescope.”

William Henry Smyth

Quoted by Maria Mitchell http://pinetreeweb.com/bp-admiral.htm

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