R. J. Mitchell (astronomer)

R. J. Mitchell, active in astronomy in the 1850s, was an assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse.

He studied at Queen's College, Galway[1] and was employed as a scientific assistant to Lord Rosse in 1853.

[1] Mitchell was a talented observer and drawer who made many discoveries with Lord Rosse's 72-inch telescope,[1] and it has been suggested that many of the discoveries claimed by Lord Rosse were actually made by Mitchell.

[2] After leaving the employ of Lord Rosse in May 1858, Mitchell began a career in the Irish civil service.

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