Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920

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Dr. Brashear was born in Brownsville, Pa. He studied science and became director of the Allegheny Observatory. He also served as Chancellor for the Western University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of several scientific and astronomical societies.

From the description of John Alfred Brashear papers 1872-1915. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 39397488
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referencedIn Franklin Literary Society (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Minutes of the Franklin Literary Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906-1921. University of Pittsburgh
creatorOf Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920. John Alfred Brashear papers 1872-1915. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives
referencedIn Allegheny Observatory. Allegheny Observatory records, 1850-1967. University of Pittsburgh
referencedIn Helen Wright Collection on George Ellery Hale, 1887-1972 California Institute of Technology. Archives.
creatorOf Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Mount Wilson Director's papers, 1901-1925. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Brashear Association. Records of the Brashear Association, 1891-1978. University of Pittsburgh
referencedIn Thomson, Elihu, 1853-1937. Papers, 1853-1955. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Papers, 1882-1938. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Papers [microform], 1882-1938. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Brashear Settlement (Southside (Pittsburgh, Pa.)). Records 1926-1935 [mansucript]. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives
referencedIn Crew, Henry, 1859-1953. Papers [microform], 1833-1967, (bulk 1880-1940) American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920. Plate glass negatives. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn George Ellery Hale papers, 1882-1938 California Institute of Technology. Archives.
creatorOf Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920. Letter [187-?] [Pittsburgh?] to S.P. Langley [Pittsburgh?]. University of Michigan
referencedIn Boyer, Helen King, 1919-. Helen King Boyer collection, 1800-2001 (bulk 1860-1976). Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library
referencedIn Elihu Thomson Papers, 1865-1944 American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. person
associatedWith Knight, William H. (William Henry), 1835-1925. person
associatedWith Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906. person
associatedWith Thomson, Elihu, 1853-1937. person
associatedWith Wright, Helen, 1914- ; Hale, George E., 1868-1938 person
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Birth 1840-11-24

Death 1920-04-08

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