Papers. 1832-1931.

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Papers. 1832-1931.

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Army officer, civil engineer. Notes relating to the Ohio boundary survey, 1834-1835, in three volumes; correspondence, 1832-1883, relating to Talcott's surveying duties and instruments required for surveying; pamphlet, "Notes on the use of the zenith telescope ..."; notes on stellar positions used by Talcott in surveying; correspondence, 1913-1931, of J.M.R. Talcott regarding his father's surveying methods and work in the field.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA 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...

Talcott, J. M. R.

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