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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... later . New- comb's ancestors in every line had crossed the Atlantic.long before the American Revolution , and the American descent was almost entirely through New England families . The first identi- fied Newcomb was a sea captain ...
... later . New- comb's ancestors in every line had crossed the Atlantic.long before the American Revolution , and the American descent was almost entirely through New England families . The first identi- fied Newcomb was a sea captain ...
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... later a letter from the trustees of the Sudlersville school , which reads as follows : This is to certify that Mr. Simon Newcomb was well qualified to instruct children in the various branches of an English education , and possesses a ...
... later a letter from the trustees of the Sudlersville school , which reads as follows : This is to certify that Mr. Simon Newcomb was well qualified to instruct children in the various branches of an English education , and possesses a ...
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... later he pub- lished similar information for three other asteroids , and in the spring of 1860 the final results of his extensive investigation were published in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , under the ...
... later he pub- lished similar information for three other asteroids , and in the spring of 1860 the final results of his extensive investigation were published in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , under the ...
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... later transpired that some of the leading American astronomers were unwilling to approve , adopt , and abide by these decisions , and the full fruits of the plan were not realized in the American Ephemeris . The subject was further ...
... later transpired that some of the leading American astronomers were unwilling to approve , adopt , and abide by these decisions , and the full fruits of the plan were not realized in the American Ephemeris . The subject was further ...
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... later trip to Switzerland he ascended the Brienzer Rothorn , altitude 7,700 feet , latitude 47 ° , with these observations in mind , and he was successful , on the nights of July 26 and 29 , 1905. The zodiacal light arch was well seen ...
... later trip to Switzerland he ascended the Brienzer Rothorn , altitude 7,700 feet , latitude 47 ° , with these observations in mind , and he was successful , on the nights of July 26 and 29 , 1905. The zodiacal light arch was well seen ...
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Page 1 - When an officer is known or suspected to be guilty of malversation in office, some member of the house of representatives usually brings forward a resolution to accuse the party, or for the appointment of a committee to consider and report upon the charges brought against him.
Page 32 - The Uranian and Neptunian systems, investigated with the 26-inch equatorial of the United States Naval observatory.
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Page 34 - On the recurrence of solar eclipses with tables of eclipses from BC 700 to AD 2300, by Simon Newcomb.
Page 92 - The Earliest Winged Insects of America: a re-examination of the Devonian Insects of New -Brunswick, in the light of criticisms and of new studies of other Palaeozoic types.
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