William de Wiveleslie Abney
British astronomer, chemist and photographer
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- 1843–1920
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About William de Wiveleslie Abney
Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer. In his early career as a military engineer, he worked with the Royal Engineers in India and then taught at the Chatham School of Military Engineering. He developed the eponymous Abney level used in surveying.
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