Letter : Berkeley, Calif., to Albert E. Lownes, Providence, R.I., 1943 May 3

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Letter : Berkeley, Calif., to Albert E. Lownes, Providence, R.I., 1943 May 3

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Sends a copy of Theorica planetarum Gerardi (1942), which he thought he had done already; comments on the printing of the book, which he did himself on a hand press; was going to print the [Elements of] astronomy of Farghānī, but it was too long; describes his current teaching duties, including teaching mathematical analysis to 30 soldiers studying meteorology.

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Lownes, Albert Edgar, 1899-1978

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Brown class of 1920. Book collector, textile executive, naturalist. From the description of Manuscript Collection, 1549-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429908 Brown University class of 1920; honorary M.A., 1940; honorary doctorate, 1970. At different times President and then Chairman of the Board of American Silk Spinning Company of Providence; collector of books and manuscripts; Lecturer in History of Science at Brown for thirty years; interests included astronomy, ...