r aska ▁Records ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁Category : American ▁independent ▁record ▁labels ▁Category : Ind ie ▁rock ▁record ▁labels <0x0A> </s> ▁Rev ▁Prof ▁James ▁Cou per ▁( 9 ▁August ▁ 1 7 5 2 ▁— ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁astronom er . ▁He ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁Astronom y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glas g low ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Cou per ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁Astronom y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁other ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁University ▁including ; ▁▁ ▁Dean ▁of ▁Fac ult ies ▁ 1 8 0 0 - 1 8 0 1 ; ▁▁ ▁C ler k ▁of ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 0 - 1 8 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 - 1 8 2 8 ; ▁ ▁ke eper ▁of ▁the ▁Hunter ian ▁Museum ▁( a ▁joint ▁position ▁with ▁his ▁sons ). ▁ ▁He ▁taught ▁very ▁little ▁Astronom y ▁and ▁abandoned ▁observations ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁increasing ▁smoke ▁and ▁new ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁observ atory . ▁ ▁He ▁seemed ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁considered ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁observ atory ▁outside ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Cou per ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁graduated ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in