Talcott, Andrew, 1797-1883
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Talcott, A. 1797-1883 (Andrew),
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Soldier and engineer.
Army Officer, engineer, astronomer, and surveyor. While working on the Michigan-Ohio boundary line, he devised a method of determining terrestrial latitudes through the observation of stars near the senith, dapting the senith telescope to the purpose. "Talcott's method" was first described in the "Journal of the Franklin Institute (October 1838), and its adoption by the Coast Survey led to great improvements in the zenith telescope and to the utilization of the method in U. S. goverment surveys.
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Fortification
Latitude
Mineral industries
Railroads
Railroads
Surveying
Surveying
Zenith telescopes
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Fort Atkinson (Neb.)
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Michigan--Keweenaw County
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Mexico
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Nebraska
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