GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892), British astronomer, was born at Grantown, Scotland, on June 17, 1814. He became inter ested in astronomy at an early age and after working in a counting house in London he conceived the idea of writing a history of physical astronomy. The History of Physical Astronomy from the Earliest Ages to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century was published as a whole in 1852. The book at once took a leading place in astronomical literature. In 18S9 Grant succeeded J. P. Nichol as professor of astronomy in the university of Glasgow. His principal work at Glasgow consisted in determining the places of a large number of stars with the Ertel transit-circle of the observatory. The results, extending over 21 years, are con tained in the Glasgow Catalogue of 6,415 Stars, published in 1883. This was followed in 1892 by the Second Glasgow Catalogue of 2,156 Stars, published only a few weeks after his death (Oct. 24, 1892).