User:Portnadler

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This user lives in the United Kingdom.

Kernow Portnadler is proud to be Cornish

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I am a 60-something year old from England. I have a B.Sc. and doctorate in science subjects and still retain a ravenous appetite for scientific knowledge of all kinds.

I took an extended break from Wikipedia for about 10 years, but I am now active again.

My contributions

• Various contributions to pages about Cornwall.
• Various pages about astronomy, particularly with regard to calculations of astronomical events and phenomena. The following are a few examples:
  • Solar eclipse
  • Aberration of light
  • Astronomical nutation
  • Stellar parallax
• I am particularly proud of the following couple of biographies that I have significantly expanded:
  • Ernest William Brown – mathematician and astronomer, and unsung hero of mine
  • John Gilchrist (linguist) – he is an ancestor of mine

To do

• Finish rewrite of George Linley
• Write stub for James Burton (clergyman)
• Tidy up William Balmain

Other pages

• This is my personal sandbox. It may contain nuggets of new information, but most probably is just a working draft of something.
• Second sandbox