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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: 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.