Letters, 1862-1863.

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Letters, 1862-1863.

Two letters received from Paris (1862 Aug. 20) and Vienna (1863 Oct. 23), from institutions acknowledging receipt of pamphlets written by Alexander.

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Historical Society of Princeton

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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 ...