Charles H. (Charles Henry) Smith

Charles Henry Smith (1861–1926) is best remembered as a coauthor of early physics textbooks, including Principles of Physics, Physics, and Manual of Experimental Physics for Secondary Schools. The bibliographic records for those books consistently identify him as Charles Henry Smith and place his life from 1861 to 1926.

His published work suggests a strong interest in teaching science clearly and practically. Rather than writing for specialists alone, these books were designed to guide students through the basic ideas of physics in a structured, usable way, which helped make them part of science education in the early 1900s.

Not much easily verifiable biographical detail appears to survive in the sources I found, so the clearest picture comes from the books themselves: an educator-author whose name remained attached to standard instructional texts long after their first publication.