Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1866, Feb. 19 | Born near Montgomery, Mo. |
1889 | A.B. University of Missouri, Springfield, Mo. |
1892 | Ph.D., University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
1893-1896 | Instructor, Department of Astronomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
1896-1898 | Astronomer, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz. |
1899 | Appointed professor of mathematics, U. S. Navy |
1903 | Assigned as astronomer to Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Calif. |
1930 | Retired as professor of mathematics, U. S. Navy |
1962, July 4 | Died, Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif. |