
Language
en
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2011-02-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1855–1939
An American astronomer with a taste for ambitious fieldwork, he became known for photographing the 1882 transit of Venus and for leading eclipse expeditions around the world. His career joined careful observation, early astrophotography, and a lifelong connection to Amherst College.
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