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John Winthrop

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mathematician, physicist and astronomer and acting president of Harvard University in 1769 and 1773

Born 1714
Died 1779

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  • Cover of: Two lectures on comets: read in the chapel of Harvard-College, in Cambridge, New England, in April 1759. On occasion of the comet which appear'd in that month. With an appendix, concerning the revolutions of that comet, and of some others. By John Winthrop, Esq. Hollisian Professor of the Mathematics and Philosophy at Cambridge. Published by the general desire of the hearers

    First published in 1759 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: From the public news-papers. Boston, July 14. & 17. 1766.: Last Wednesday morning died here greatly and sincerely lamented, by all who knew him, the Reverend Jonathan Mayhew, D.D. AE. 46, a friend to liberty and learning, a lover of mankind, and a uniform disciple of Jesus Christ. ..

    First published in 1766 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Two lectures on the parallax and distance of the sun, as deducible from the transit of Venus.: Read in Holden-Chapel at Harvard-College in Cambridge, New-England, in March 1769.

    First published in 1769 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A lecture on earthquakes: read in the chapel of Harvard-College in Cambridge, N.E., November 26th, 1755. On occasion of the great earthquake which shook New England the week before

    First published in 1755 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A letter to the publishers of the Boston gazette, &c: Containing an answer to the Rev. Mr. Prince's letter, inserted in said gazette, on the 26th of January 1756

    First published in 1756 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Two lectures on comets

    First published in 1759 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Relation of a voyage from Boston to Newfoundland: for the observation of the transit of Venus, June 6, 1761

    First published in 1761 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Relation of a voyage from Boston to Newfoundland, for the observation of the transit of Venus, June 6, 1761: By John Winthrop, Esq; Hollisian Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at Cambridge, N.E. [Two lines in Latin from Cicero].

    First published in 1761 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The scientific work of John Winthrop

    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Two lectures on the parallax and distance of the sun

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of John Winthrop

mathematician, physicist and astronomer and acting president of Harvard University in 1769 and 1773

Born 1714
Died 1779

Subjects

Transit, Comets, Earthquakes, Parallax, Venus (Planet), Halley's comet, Planets, Science, Sun, Transits

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Venus (Planet), Sun

People

John Winthrop (1714-1779), Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766), Thomas Prince (1687-1758)

Time

1761, 1769

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 13, 2010 Edited by George Name order: Firstname Lastname
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import