Harvard University Archives. Records Of The Harvard Observatory.

John Daniel Runkle, 1822-1902, SB, MA, 1851, Harvard College, was the second president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1870 to 1878, having served as acting president from 1868 to 1870. He was professor of mathematics from 1865 to 1902. Earlier in 1860 he was a member of the committee that prepared the " Objects and Plan of an Institute of Technology," which led to the establishment of MIT in 1861, and he worked closely with the founder and first president of...

Jack, W. Brydom

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Rodgers, John

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Avery, Charles E., 1850-

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Resident of Lake County, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1902-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960136 ...

Moesta, Charles (Dr.)

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New York Tribune

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Spencer, Charles Achilles, 1813-1881

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Microscopist. From the description of Letter, 1850, Sept. 7 : Canastota, New York. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359602 Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the early nineteenth century. From his position as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and through leadership roles in the scientific institutions of the time, Bache helped bring American science into alignment with the professional nature of...

Harvard College Overseers

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Rhees, William J.

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Winthrop, Robert

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Epithet: Captain; R N British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x000202 ...

Winlock, Joseph

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Gilliss, James Melville

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Sands, Benjamin Franklin

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Poey, Felipe (Prof.)

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Coffin, James Henry.

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Lovering, Joseph

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Hamilton college Clinton, N.Y.

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Small college in Clinton, N.Y., originally called the Hamilton Oneida Academy. Organized on Jan. 29, 1793. From the description of Order Suspending Edward Thompson, 1816 April 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629330 ...

Bache Fund

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Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909

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American astronomist and political economist. From the description of Typed letter : [Washington, D.C., to the editors of The Critic, Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder, 1884 Aug. 19]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 645229686 American astronomer. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (3) : Washington, D.C., to Harper & Brothers, 1886 Mar. 16-1883 Apr. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612661 Astronomer, mathematician, and economist. ...

Healey, Mark

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Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880

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Peirce (Harvard, A.B., 1829) taught astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Peirce, 1846-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972841 Peirce (A.B. 1829), mathematician and astronomer, was a tutor (1831-1833) and professor (1833-1880) at Harvard University, where he established the Harvard Observatory. From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1835-1880. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79...

Power, Joseph

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Epithet: Librarian, Cambridge University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000614.0x000153 ...

Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents.

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The Board of Regents is the governing body of the Smithsonian Institution, created by the Act of August 10, 1846, which established the Institution and gave form to the trust received from its English benefactor, James Smithson. The Board's composition has varied over time. At present it consists of two ex officio members, the Vice-President of the United States and the Chief Justice of the United States (by custom, its Chancellor), three members of the House of Representatives and ...

Searle, Arthur

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Eliot, Charles W.

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Parke, John G.

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American army officer and engineer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington? to William W. Belknap, 187? Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611461 ...

Gurowski, Adam (Count)

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Schott, Charles A. (Charles Anthony), 1826-1901

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Engineer and geologist. From the description of Papers of Charles A. Schott, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071032 ...

Sturgis, William, 1782-1863

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William F. Sturgis, born in Barnstable (Mass.), 1782, married Elizabeth M. Davis in 1810. He was involved in the fur trade of the Pacific Northwest and China, and served in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House and Senate. He donated the house and books that established Sturgis Library. He died in 1863. From the description of William Sturgis family papers. 1799-1863. (Clams, Inc). WorldCat record id: 63301946 ...