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Born Birr Castle, King's county (Co. Offaly), Ireland, 17 November 1840
Died Birr Castle, King's county (Co. Offaly), Ireland, 29 August, 1908
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Elliott, I. (2007). Parsons, Laurence. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1056
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