Biographical Memoirs, Volume 17National Academy of Sciences, 1924 - Scientists List of papers contained in v. 1-9 is given in National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings... Index... 1915-24, 1926. |
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... report upon the subject . This resulted , in 1871 , in the establishment of the Transit of Venus Commission , of five members , including Prof. Newcomb and Prof. Harkness . Newcomb was elected secretary of the commis- sion . The ...
... report upon the subject . This resulted , in 1871 , in the establishment of the Transit of Venus Commission , of five members , including Prof. Newcomb and Prof. Harkness . Newcomb was elected secretary of the commis- sion . The ...
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... report of the Naval Observatory . Prof. Newcomb , as secretary of the commission , was charged with the duty of reducing the observations and of preparing them for the press . Small appropriations for assistants in this work had been ...
... report of the Naval Observatory . Prof. Newcomb , as secretary of the commission , was charged with the duty of reducing the observations and of preparing them for the press . Small appropriations for assistants in this work had been ...
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... report to the trustees , bearing the date March 4 , 1875 , discouraged the trustees from further consideration of European opticians . It was on the occasion of Mr. Mills's first visit to Washington that Prof. Newcomb recom- mended ...
... report to the trustees , bearing the date March 4 , 1875 , discouraged the trustees from further consideration of European opticians . It was on the occasion of Mr. Mills's first visit to Washington that Prof. Newcomb recom- mended ...
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... report of progress made to date , and an outline of plans ahead , were pub- lished by Newcomb in September , 1882 , in Astronomical Papers of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac , 1 , VII - XIV , 1882 . Such enormous tasks could ...
... report of progress made to date , and an outline of plans ahead , were pub- lished by Newcomb in September , 1882 , in Astronomical Papers of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac , 1 , VII - XIV , 1882 . Such enormous tasks could ...
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... report the Congress appropriated $ 5,000 to defray the expense of the determination . The problem was assigned to Newcomb . He employed Foucault's method , with improvements and refinements . His principal observing stations were at the ...
... report the Congress appropriated $ 5,000 to defray the expense of the determination . The problem was assigned to Newcomb . He employed Foucault's method , with improvements and refinements . His principal observing stations were at the ...
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