Patrick Wilson (astronomer)
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Miniature of Patrick Wilson, 1796, from Scottish National Portrait Gallery | |
| Born | 16 January 1743 St Andrews, Scotland |
| Died | 31 December 1811 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
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| Institutions | University of Glasgow |
Patrick Wilson FRSE LLD (often Anglicised as Peter Wilson) (1743 – 1811) was a Scottish astronomer, type-founder, mathematician and meteorologist. He was the Regius Professor of Practical Astronomy at the University of Glasgow from 1784 to 1799.
In 1783 he was one of the several joint founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.