Hough, George Washington, 1836-1909. George W. Hough Papers, 1855-1909. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Hough, G. W. (George Washington), 1836-1909

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Astronomer; Director, Dearborn Observatory, 1879-1909. From the description of George W. Hough Papers, 1855-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82559319 George Washington Hough, an engineer and astronomer, was the Director of the Dearborn Observatory and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chicago. Hough organized the transfer of the Observatory to the control of the Astronomical Society and the location of Northwestern University in 1887. Hough maintai...

Watson, James B. (James Bennett), 1918-2009

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Watson and Read are American anthropologists. From the description of New Guinea Religions Cross-Cultural files, 1985-1990. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 37356799 ...

Mitchel, O. M. (Ormsby MacKnight), 1809-1862

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Astronomer, teacher, and Union soldier, of Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1823-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84185831 Astronomer and army officer. From the description of Letter of O. M. Mitchel, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454567 ...

Dudley Observatory

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The 'Astronomical Journal', the first technical astronomical periodical in the United States, was established by Benjamin A. Gould in 1849. After Gould's death in 1896, his long-time associate Seth Chandler took over the editorship. In 1909, in ill health, Chandler persuaded assistant editor, Lewis Boss to become editor of the Journal. The Dudley Observatory became the publisher. After Boss's death in 1912, his son Benjamin Boss became editor, holding this position until 1941, when he arranged f...