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Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862-1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scientific instrument maker.
Born 3 January, 1862, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire
1900 Patented a gas engine with opposed pistons.[1]
Sir William Peck was the "inventor of many scientific instruments and engines"[2]
He was the director of the Edinburgh City Observatory from 1889 until his death
Died 7 March, 1925, Edinburgh
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