Stephen Alexander letter to the editors of the New York Tribune 1873

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Stephen Alexander letter to the editors of the New York Tribune 1873

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6578

American Astronomer. The folder contains one letter to the editors of the New York Tribune discussing the findings of a Prof. Kirkwood.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Alexander, Stephen, 1806-1883

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Stephen Alexander was an astronomer, mathematician, author, and educator, under whose influence astronomy first developed as a separate discipline at Princeton University. He graduated with honors from Union College at the age of eighteen. A cousin and also a brother-in-law of Joseph Henry, he collaborated with Henry in his scientific investigations at Albany Academy and accompanied him to Princeton in 1832, when Henry became professor of natural philosophy. Appointed ...