Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906

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Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906

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Langley

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Samuel Pierpont

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1834-1906

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Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 1834-1906

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1834-1906

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1834-08-22

1834-08-22

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Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professory of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania (now known as the University of Pittsburgh). While at the Smithsonian he founded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85809137

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