Charles Greene Rockwood papers, 1861-1874.

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Charles Greene Rockwood papers, 1861-1874.

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Papers written by Charles Greene Rockwood, holograph, relating to his studies at Yale College: "Prize problems," 1861 May 25; "Connection of Christianity with True Liberty," 1861 Dec 17; "Heathen & Christian Ideas of Providence," 1862 Apr 8; "Prize Problems," 1862 Jul 25; "Influence of Theory in the Growth of Astronomy," philosophical oration, junior exhibition, [1863]; "Senior Mathematical Problems: Solutions," 1863 Oct 17; and a speech made to "Mr. President & Brothers" of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, n.d. Also present are "Investigation of the Daily Motion of the Tower of S. S. S. [Sheffield Scientific School]," thesis, holograph, 1866 Jul 24; "The Solar Prominences and the New Method," written for Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of New Jersey, 1874 Jun 1, holograph; and notes titled "Heat" and "Light," manuscript, mimeograph, n.d.

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Rockwood, Charles G. (Charles Greene), 1843-1913

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Charles Greene Rockwood was a professor of mathematics from 1877 to 1905 at Princeton Unviersity, and had many interests in seismology and general scientific study. In 1878 he was a member of the Princeton Expedition to observe the solar eclipse at Denver, Colorado, and in 1886 he assisted the U.S. Geological Survey in the investigation of the major earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina. Rockwood was awarded an honorary degree from Princeton in 1896. He also published...