Talcott, Andrew, 1797-1883
Variant namesSoldier and engineer.
From the description of Papers of Andrew Talcott, 1865-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455866
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.
From the description of Papers, 1832-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79391502
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associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Gratiot, Charles, 1786-1855. | person |
associatedWith | Harris, Harry, | person |
associatedWith | Imperial Mexican Railway. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Iowa. Secretary of State. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Talcott family. | family |
associatedWith | Talcott family. | family |
associatedWith | Talcott family. | family |
associatedWith | Talcott, J. M. R. | person |
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Fort Atkinson (Neb.) | |||
Michigan--Keweenaw County | |||
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Nebraska |
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Fortification |
Latitude |
Mineral industries |
Railroads |
Railroads |
Surveying |
Surveying |
Zenith telescopes |
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Astronomers |
Engineers |
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Person
Birth 1797-04-20
Death 1883-04-22
Spanish; Castilian,
English,
French