Letter, 1880 Dec. 11, Cambridge [Mass.] to [S.P.] Langley [Pittsburgh?].

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Letter, 1880 Dec. 11, Cambridge [Mass.] to [S.P.] Langley [Pittsburgh?].

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Reports the discussion of a paper [on the bolometer] which he had presented for Prof. Langley at a meeting of the [American] Academy [of Arts and Sciences]; and inquires about its readiness for publication.

[3] p. on 1 l. Holograph signed.

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Trowbridge, John, 1843-1923

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Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906

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Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professory of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania (now known as the University of Pittsburgh). While at the Smithsonian he founded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory....