Andrew Talcott papers, 1845 April 4

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Andrew Talcott papers, 1845 April 4

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/457066015

Indentures with War Dept., regarding mining property on Point Keweenaw, Mich.

0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Talcott, Andrew, 1797-1883

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Soldier and engineer. From the description of Papers of Andrew Talcott, 1865-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455866 Army Officer, engineer, astronomer, and surveyor. While working on the Michigan-Ohio boundary line, he devised a method of determining terrestrial latitudes through the observation of stars near the senith, dapting the senith telescope to the purpose. "Talcott's method" was first described in the "Journal of the Franklin Institute (October 1838), and its...