See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• DICK, ROBERT
• THOMAS DICK (1774-1857)

DICK (1774-1857)  , Scottish writer on See also:

• ASTRONOMY (from Gr. &arpov, a star, and v ,usiv, to classify or arrange)

astronomy, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• DUNDEE
• DUNDEE, JOHN GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE, VISCOUNT (c. 1649-1689)

Dundee on the 24th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1774 . The See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance of a brilliant See also:

• METEOR (Gr. µerEwpa, literally " things in the air,” from µera, beyond, and aeip6Lv, to lift up)

meteor inspired him, when in his ninth See also:

• YEAR

year, with a See also:

• PASSION (post-classical Lat. passio, formed from pati, passus, to suffer, endure)

passion for astronomy; and at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of sixteen he forsook the See also:

• LOOM

loom, and supported himself by teaching . In 1794 he entered the university of See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh, and set up a school on the termination of his course; then, in 18o1, took out a See also:

• LICENCE (through the French from Lat. licentia, licere, to be lawful)

licence to preach, and officiated for some years as probationer in the See also:

• UNITED

United Presbyterian See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . From about 1807 to 1817 he taught in the See also:

• SECESSION

secession school at See also:

• METHVEN

Methven in See also:

• PERTHSHIRE

Perthshire, and during the ensuing See also:

• DECADE (from Gr. Oka, ten)

decade in that of See also:

• PERTH
• PERTH, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Perth, where he composed his first substantive See also:

• BOOK

book, The See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian Philosopher (1823, 8th ed . 1842) . Its success determined his vocation as an author; he built himself, in 1827, a cottage at Broughty See also:

• FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. fahren; it is connected with the root of Gr. 7ropos, way, and Lat. portage, to carry)
• FERRY, JULES FRANCOIS CAMILLE (1832—1893)

Ferry, near Dundee, and devoted himself wholly to See also:

• LITERARY

literary and scientific pursuits . They proved, however, owing to his unpractical turn of mind, but slightly remunerative, and he was in 1847 relieved from actual poverty by a See also:

• CROWN

crown See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of £5o a year, eked out by a See also:

• LOCAL

local subscription . He died on the 29th of See also:

• JULY

July 1857 . His best-known See also:

• WORKS

works are: See also:

• CELESTIAL, OR STELLAR

Celestial Scenery (1837), The Sidereal Heavens (184o), and The See also:

• PRACTICAL

Practical Astronomer (1845), in which is contained (p . 204) a remarkable forecast of the See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers and uses of celestial See also:

• PHOTOGRAPHY (Gr. bias, light, and ypa w, to write)
• PHOTOGRAPHY, CELESTIAL

photography . Written with competent knowledge, and in an agreeable See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, they obtained deserved and widespread popularity . See R .

See also:

• CHAMBERS (the Fr. chambre, from Lat. camera, a room)
• CHAMBERS, EPHRAIM (d. 1740)
• CHAMBERS, GEORGE (1803-1840)
• CHAMBERS, ROBERT (18oz-1871)
• CHAMBERS, SIR WILLIAM (1726-1796)

Chambers's Eminent Scotsmen (ed . 7868) ; Monthly Notices See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy . Astr . Society, xviii . 98; See also:

• ATHENAEUM

Athenaeum (1857), p . I0o8 . (A . M .