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WE regret to record the death of Father James Peter Rowland, until recently director of Stonyhurst Observatory. Father Rowland was a native of Blackburn, born onn June 29, 1875 ; he was educated at Mount St. Mary's College, near Sheffield, and joined the Society of Jesus in September 1894. In October 1919 he was appointed assistant at Stonyhurst Observatory, and became its director in 1932. He was a member of several learned scientific societies, including the Royal Astronomical and Royal Meteorological Societies.
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Rev. J. P. Rowland, S.J.. Nature 163, 353–354 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163353b0
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