Swift family.

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Members of the Swift family, brothers and cousins, including George Lucien Swift, H.A. Swift, William A. Swift, Edwin B. Swift, and Lewis Swift, from DeRuyter and Clarkson, N.Y., were lecturers on electromagnetism and the telegraph. Lewis Swift became an astronomer and director of the Warner Observatory in Rochester and then the Lowe Observatory near Pasadena.

From the description of Swift family papers, 1723-1863. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937617

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associatedWith Pierce, Job. person
associatedWith Swift, E. B. person
associatedWith Swift, Edwin B. person
associatedWith Swift, George L. person
associatedWith Swift, H. A. person
associatedWith Swift, Herman. person
associatedWith Swift, Hiram. person
associatedWith Swift, Lewis. person
associatedWith Swift, William A. person
associatedWith Underwood, Sabina. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--Clarkson
New York (State)--DeRuyter
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Electromagnetism
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Lectures and lecturing
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Table-moving (Spiritualism)
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Active 1723

Active 1863

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