19/11/2007
Tha litir bheag na seachdain-sa aig Ruaraidh MacIllEathain.
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An Litir Bheag 131
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An Litir Bheag 131
Bha John Lamont ainmeil mar reuladair. Bha e be貌 anns an naoidheamh linn deug. 鈥橲 e Albannach a bha ann. Bha e 脿 sg矛re Gh脿idhealach ann an Siorrachd Obar Dheathain. Ach dh鈥檉h脿s e ainmeil anns a鈥 Ghearmailt. Tha m貌ran e貌lach air mar 鈥淛ohann von Lamont鈥.
Bha colaiste Chaitligeach Albannach ann am Babh脿iria anns an naoidheamh linn deug. Aig aois dusan bliadhna, fhuair John 脿ite anns a鈥 cholaiste. 鈥橲 e sgoilear uabhasach math a bha ann. Bha e anns a鈥 cholaiste beagan bhliadhnaichean. Bha e f矛or mhath air Matamataig. Cho-dh霉in e gun a bhith na shagart. Dh鈥檉h脿g e a鈥 cholaiste. Chaidh gu ionad-foghlaim saidheansail ann am Munich. Dh鈥檌onnsaich e mu shaidheans is reul-e貌las.
Rinn e adhartas proifeiseanta gu luath. Taobh a-staigh beagan bhliadhnaichean fhuair e dreuchd sh貌nraichte 鈥 Reuladair R矛oghail Bhabh脿iria. Bha prosbaig mh貌r mh貌r aige. Thug e s霉il air na rionnagan. Rinn e mapaichean de na rionnagan. Chl脿ir e na m矛ltean de rionnagan.
Dh鈥檉h脿s e beartach. Chaidh Sagart Bhr脿igh Mh脿rr a ch猫ilidh air. Ghabh e iongnadh cho beartach 鈥檚 a bha John. Ach bha beatha sh矛mplidh aige. Cha do ph貌s e. Cha do chosg e m貌ran airgid air fh猫in.
Ann an ochd ceud deug, caogad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1852), fhuair e dreuchd eile 鈥 Proifeasair an Reul-e貌lais ann an Oilthigh Mhunich. Rinn e obair air dubhadh na gr猫ine. Rinn e obair mh貌r cuideachd air a鈥 phlanaid Uranus. B鈥 esan a chiad duine a rinn tomhas ceart air cuideam Uranus. Rinn e obair air Saturn cuideachd.
Fhuair John ballrachd ann an Acadamaidhean R矛oghail Bhabh脿iria is Dh霉n 脠ideann. Fhuair e ballrachd ann an Acadamaidhean na Bruiseil, Upsala is Prag 鈥 agus buidhnean acadamaigeach eile. Bha e na Ridire ann an grunn bhuidhnean. Bha e na Ridire ann am Babh脿iria. Air sg脿th sin, bha cead aige 鈥渧on鈥 a chur ri ainm. Bho John Lamont, dh鈥櫭╥rich Johann von Lamont. Bheir sinn s霉il a bharrachd air an ath-sheachdain.
Faclan is abairtean
Faclan is abairtean: ainmeil mar reuladair: famous as an astronomer; bha e be貌 anns an naoidheamh linn deug: he was alive in the 19th Century; 脿 sg矛re Gh脿idhealach ann an Siorrachd Obar Dheathain: from a Gaelic area in
Aberdeenshire; anns a鈥 Ghearmailt: in Germany; tha m貌ran e貌lach air mar: many people know him as; colaiste Chaitligeach: a Catholic college; fhuair John 脿ite: John got a place; beagan bhliadhnaichean: a few years; bha e f矛or mhath air Matamataig: he was excellent at Mathematics; cho-dh霉in e gun a bhith na shagart: he decided not to be a priest; dh鈥檌onnsaich e mu shaidheans is reul-e貌las: he learned about science and astronomy; rinn e adhartas proifeiseanta gu luath: he made fast professional progress; taobh a-staigh beagan bhliadhnaichean: within a few years; Reuladair R矛oghail Bhabh脿iria: Astronomer Royal of Bavaria; prosbaig: telescope; thug e s霉il air na rionnagan: he looked at the stars; rinn e mapaichean: he made maps; chl脿ir e na m矛ltean: he recorded thousands; Sagart Bhr脿igh Mh脿rr: the Braemar priest; ghabh e iongnadh cho beartach 鈥檚 a bha John: he was surprised by how wealthy John was; beatha sh矛mplidh: a simple life; cha do ph貌s e: he didn鈥檛 marry; cha do chosg e m貌ran airgid air fh猫in: he didn鈥檛 spend much money on himself; Reul-e貌las: Astronomy; dubhadh na gr猫ine: the solar eclipse; b鈥 esan a chiad duine a rinn tomhas ceart air cuideam Uranus: he was the first person to accurately assess the mass of Uranus; ballrachd ann an Acadamaidhean R矛oghail Bhabh脿iria is Dh霉n 脠ideann: membership in the Royal Academies of Bavaria and Edinburgh; buidhnean acadamaigeach eile: other academic bodies; bha e na Ridire ann an grunn bhuidhnean: he was a Knight of [in] several bodies; bha cead aige 鈥渧on鈥 a chur ri ainm: he was allowed to put 鈥渧on鈥 to his name; dh鈥櫭╥rich: arose.
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