Eugene Fairfield McPike papers 1898-1946

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Eugene Fairfield McPike papers 1898-1946

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Contains McPike's genealogy research in the Halley, Pyke and MacPike families (all English, among others) and his research for the publications: Hevelius, Flamsteed and Halley: Three Contemporary Astronomers and Their Mutual Relations (London: Taylor and Francis, 1937), and Correspondence and Papers of Edmond Halley (London: Taylor and Francis, 1937). McPike also collected and wrote about Sir Isaac Newton. The papers also includes McPike's research materials related to his publications on the international languages Esperanto and Ido. Among his correspondence are letters to and from George Sarton, (the founder of the History of Science Society), the Royal Society of London and Ralph Jermy (R. J.) Beevor.

16 oversize boxes; (55.56 linear ft.)

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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McPike, Eugene Fairfield, 1870-1946

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Sarton, George, 1884-1956

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Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687

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Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742

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