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WALTER WILLIAM BRYANT, whose death on January 31 we much regret to record, was born on January 9, 11865, at Forthampton, near Tewkesbury, where his father was a schoolmaster. He obtained a scholarship: to Pembroke College, Cambridge, and secured a first-class in the Mathematical Tripos in 1887, and a second-class in the Natural Science Tripos of 1888. He was for a short time a master at Dulwich College, and in February 1892 obtained a post as assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. His work was mainly connected with meridian astronomy. He was a most expert observer with the transit circle and was largely responsible for raising the output from 5000 to 10,000 observations. This increase in the annual number of observations remains as a permanent result of Bryant's enthusiasm. His skill and enthusiasm was also shown in observations of double stars made with the 28-inch refractor. He continued to observe regularly with this instrument till the present time.
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Mr. W. W. Bryant. Nature 111, 229 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111229a0
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