Bailey, Franklin H., 1845-1914.

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Soldier from Adrian, Michigan, who served in Co. C, 4th Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War; later astronomer, lecturer, and teacher at Hillsdale College, and later in Boston, Massachusetts; inventor of a forerunner of the planetarium.

From the description of Franklin H. Bailey papers, 1861-1912 [microform] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 83767862

From the description of Franklin H. Bailey papers, 1861-1912. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420613

Franklin H. Bailey was a soldier from Adrian, Michigan who served in Co. C, 4th Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. He later was an astronomer, lecturer, and teacher at Hillsdale College. He then moved to Boston, Massachusetts where he invented what was a forerunner of the planetarium.

From the guide to the Franklin H. Bailey papers [microform], 1861-1912, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

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Adrian (Mich.)
Adrian (Mich.)
Adrian (Mich.)
United States
United States
United States
Subject
Astronomy
Inventions
Planetaria
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
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Birth 1845

Death 1914

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