Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896

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American astronomer. Graduated Harvard, 1844; University of Göttingen (Germany), 1848. He returned to the United States with the hope of establishing an era for astronomy. In 1849 he founded and became the first editor of the "Astronomical Journal." In 1855, he became director of the Dudley Observatory. A public controversy arose when he disagreed with the Scientific Council and Trustees of the Observatory as to management of the facility. He was terminated as director in 1859. From this time until 1872, Gould remained in Cambridge, Massachusetts, married Mary Apthorp Quincy and continued work on star observations. In 1870 he commissioned the establishment of the National Observatory at Córdoba, Argentina. It was here that he conducted the studies and observations later published in 'Uranometria Argentina'(1879) and 'Resultados del Observatorio Nacional Argentino En Córdoba' (1879-1896). Upon his return from Argentina Gould restablished the 'Astronomical Journal' (suspended since 1861) with the assistance of Seth A. Chandler. Later, following Gould's death in 1896, Chandler completed the publication of 'Resultados.'

From the description of B.A. Gould Papers, 1874-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84011722

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creatorOf Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896. Certificate, 1821 June 21, Boston. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. Additional papers, 1841-1940 Houghton Library
referencedIn Lenzen, Victor Fritz, 1890-. Letter to Dorothy Michelson Stevens regarding Albert A. Michelson, 1965. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Benjamin A. Gould Collection, 1874-1918 University of Puget Sound Archives
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creatorOf Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896. Speech of Benjamin Apthorp Gould, 1919. Library of Congress
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creatorOf Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896. B.A. Gould Papers, 1874-1918. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
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creatorOf Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896,. Benjamin Peirce [photograph], Aug. 1856. Massachusetts Historical Society
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creatorOf Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896. Benjamin A. Gould Collection, 1874-1918. University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library
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creatorOf Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Papers, 1848-1940 (bulk 1855-1896). Haverford College Library
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creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. [Letters and fragments] / R. W. Emerson. Smith College, Neilson Library
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creatorOf Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Gould, Hannah Flagg, 1789-1865. Poems and correspondence, 1824-1851 and undated. Houghton Library
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creatorOf Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896. Letters. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
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United States
Argentina--Córdoba
United States
Moon
Argentina--Córdoba
Moon
Subject
Acoustics
Education
Albany, New York
American Assoc. For The Advancement Of Science (+ Aagn Etc.)
Applications for positions
Applied Science, General
Astronomers
Astronomers
Astronomical observations
Astronomical observatories
Astronomy
Astronomy
Calculators
Civil war
Coasts
Comets
Congress
District of columbia
Dudley Observatory
Economics (Economic Conditions)
Electromagnetism
Ethnology Archaeology Anthropology
Exchanges Of Publications
Exposition
Franklin Institute
Harvard
Heat
Henry Family
Henry, Joseph, Personality, Etc
Inventors
Lazzaroni
Lectures, Popular
Light House Board
Magnetic Property Of Materials
Magnetism, Force
Mathematicians
Medicine
Meteorology
Moon
National Academy of Sciences
National Museum
Natural history
Naval Observatory
Navies
Observatories
Observatories
Optics
Photography
Physical geography
President Of United States
Princeton (College Of New Jersey)
Recommendations For Positions
Royal Society
Saturday Club (Informal Washington Club)
Science
Science
Science In America
Science In Europe
Scientific organizations
Scientific publications
Scientists
Smithsonian Board Of Regents
Smithsonian Building
Smithsonian Endowment
Smithsonian Exchange
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Library
Smithsonian Publications
Surveys And Explorations, General
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Birth 1824-09-27

Death 1896-11-26

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Spanish; Castilian,

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