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Samuel Pierpont Langley
Title: Samuel Pierpont Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22, 1834 – February 27, 1906) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and aviation pioneer.
He attended Boston Latin School, graduated from English High School of Boston, was an assistant in the Harvard College Observatory, then moved to a job ostensibly as a professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy, but actually was sent there to restore the Academy’s small observatory. In 1867, he became the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professor of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania, now known as the University of Pittsburgh, a post he kept until 1891 even while he became the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1887. Langley was the founder of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. In 1888 Langley was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society. In 1898, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society.
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Name(s):
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Birth:
August 22, 1834, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Death:
February 27, 1906, Aiken, South Carolina, United States
Known for:
Solar physics
Education:
The English High School,
Boston Latin School,
Boston High School
Awards:
Rumford Medal,
Henry Draper Medal,
Rumford Prize,
John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium
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Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22, 1834 – February 27, 1906) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and aviation pioneer. - Samuel Pierpont Langley | American engineer | Britannica.com
Aug 18, 2019 – Samuel Pierpont Langley, (born Aug. 22, 1834, Roxbury, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 27, 1906, Aiken, S.C.), American astrophysicist and aeronautical pioneer who developed new instruments with which to study the Sun and built the first powered heavier-than-air machine of significant size to achieve sustained flight. - Samuel P. Langley: Aviation Pioneer – Smithsonian Libraries
Samuel Pierpont Langley was born in 1834 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the son of Samuel Langley and Mary Williams; Langley’s father was a merchant … - Samuel P. Langley – FLYING MACHINES
Samuel Pierpont Langley. Samuel P. Langley had been interested in flight, he said, “…as long as I can remember anything.” He began aerial experimentation in …
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Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834 – 1906) is often used as a contrast to the Wrights. Unlike the two brothers, Langley was highly-educated and had more than … - Samuel Pierpont Langley – USA – The Aviation History Online Museum
Of all the early trail blazers one of the most controversial, and surely one of the most unlucky, was Samuel Pierpont Langley. This distinguished astronomer, the … - Samuel Pierpont Langley – Wikimedia Commons
Feb 2, 2019 – Media in category “Samuel Pierpont Langley”. The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Description- As the Smithsonian’s first … - The Man Who Almost Beat the Wrights Into the Air – HistoryNet
Samuel Pierpont Langley paced impatiently on the deck of a houseboat on May 6, 1896. His friend and fellow scientist, Alexander Graham Bell, stood nearby. - Samuel Pierpont Langley | Encyclopedia.com
Langley, Samuel Pierpont(b. Roxbury [now part of Boston], Massachusetts, 22 August 1834; d. - Samuel Pierpont Langley | Physics & Astronomy | University of …
Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906) was an American astronomer, physicist, and inventor. He is best known as the inventor of the bolometer and as an …
Samuel Pierpont Langley Propelled a Steam Engine Plane
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John Jeffries
John Jeffries (5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819) was a Boston physician, scientist, and a military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel.
Jeffries is credited with being among America’s first weather observers. He began taking daily weather measurements in 1774 in Boston, as well as taking weather observations in a balloon over London in 1784. National Weatherperson’s Day is celebrated in his honor on 5 February, his birthday. The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College holds a collection of his papers, including a letter he dropped from the balloon during his historic flight, considered the oldest piece of airmail in existence.
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Name(s):
John Jeffries
Occupation:
Physician
Surgeon
Birth:
February 5, 1745
Boston, MA, USA
Death:
September 16, 1819
Boston, MA, USA
Spouse:
Hannah Jeffries
(m. 1787)
Known for:
The Balloon
Education:
Harvard College (1763),
University of Aberdeen,
Harvard College,
Harvard University
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John Jeffries (5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819) was a Boston physician, scientist, and a military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New … - John Jeffries | American physician | Britannica.com
John Jeffries: Jean-Pierre Blanchard: …who, with the American physician John Jeffries, made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel. He was also the … - John Jeffries – History department – UMBC
John W. Jeffries, Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts, … Dean Jeffries specializes in twentieth-century America and American political … - Jeffries, John (1745-1819) | Encyclopedia.com
Boston. John Jeffries, born on 5 February 1745, probably never dreamed that he would be the first American to fly. Jeffries was a thirty-two-year-old Boston … - Doctor John Jeffries Biographical Sketch, Surgeon and Meteorologist
A biographical sketch of Doctor John Jeffries, famous surgeon born in Boston. - Junior Library Guild : Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries …
The incomparable Don Brown chronicles the ballooning misadventures of John Jeffries, scientist and aviation pioneer. Endnote. Bibliography. Quotation sources … - Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly …
This witty picture-book biography describes the adventures of eighteenth-century John Jeffries, an earlydabbler in meteorology and a respected physician who, … - John Jeffries Air-Mail Letter Collection, 1784-1961 : Collection Overview
American physician; first American to be airborne. Includes a letter dropped from Jeffries’ balloon during his historic flight, as well as clippings, correspondence …
First Solo Helicopter Voyage Around the World
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