Catalogue of 7,385 stars of the Southern Hemisphere in 1835. The Observatory was used until 1855. When Brisbane returned to Scotland he continued his studies and built a further observatory on his wife's estate, Makerstoun, near Kelso in the Borders. He was a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and received its Keith Medal in 1848. In 1833 he acted as president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He founded a gold medal for the encouragement of scientific research to be awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Brisbane died on 27 January 1860 in Largs. His four children predeceased him. He is buried in the Brisbane Aisle Vault, which is in the small kirkyard next to the remains of Largs Old Kirk (known as Skelmorlie Aisle). Legacy The following features are named after Thomas Brisbane: Brisbane, the Australian state of Queensland's largest city and capital. Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia. Brisbane, a crater on the Moon. Brisbane Street, Greenock Brisbane Street, Hobart, Tasmania Brisbane Street, Perth, Western Australia Brisbane Water, an estuary on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, located in Brisbane, Queensland. Noddsdale, the glen near Largs where his birthplace Brisbane House was situated, was renamed Brisbane Glen in his honour. Isabella Plains, a suburb in Canberra, named in honour of Isabella Brisbane, a daughter of Sir Thomas. Brisbane House Hotel in Largs, a town located by the sea in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Thomas Makdougall Brisbane bridge in Largs Makdougall Brisbane prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Many other uses of Brisbane derive from the Australian city and hence are indirectly named after Thomas Brisbane. See also Historical Records of Australia Notes References External links Thomas M. Brisbane papers, William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. 1773 births 1860 deaths People from Largs Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish soldiers 34th Regiment of Foot officers British Army major generals British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars British Army personnel of the War of 1812 Scottish astronomers Scottish politicians Fellows of the Royal Society Presidents of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Governors of New South Wales Australian penal colony administrators Recipients of the Army Gold Cross History of Brisbane Colony of