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Denison Olmsted

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U.S. physicist and astronomer (1791–1859)

Born 1791
Died 1859

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  • Cover of: An introduction to astronomy: designed as a text book for the students of Yale college.

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  • Cover of: An introduction to natural philosophy: designed as a text-book for the use of students in college

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  • Cover of: An Introduction to Astronomy

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  • Cover of: A compendium of natural philosophy: adapted to the use of the general reader, and of school and academies : to which is now added a supplement containing instructions to young experimenters, with a copious list of experiments

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  • Cover of: Memoir of Eli Whitney. Esq.

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  • Cover of: A compendium of astronomy: containing the elements of the science, familiarly explained and illustrated

    First published in 1845 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1831 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Rudiments of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy

    First published in 1852 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rudiments of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy: Designed for the Younger Classes in Academies ...

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  • Cover of: Letters on astronomy, addressed to a lady: in which the elements of the science are familiarly explained in connexion with its literary history.: With numerous engravings.

    First published in 1840 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The mechanism of the heavens

    First published in 1859 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The mechanism of the heavens, or, familiar illustrations of astronomy: with historical and biographical sketches.

    First published in 1853 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On the recent secular period of the aurora borealis

    First published in 1856 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Address on the scientific life and labors of William C. Redfield, A.M: first president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    First published in 1858 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Outlines of a course of lectures on meteorology addressed to the senior class in Yale College

    First published in 1852 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Popular Astronomy, And, the Orbs of Heaven

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We need a photo of Denison Olmsted

U.S. physicist and astronomer (1791–1859)

Born 1791
Died 1859

Subjects

Astronomy, Physics, Biography, Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Outlines, syllabi, Astronomers, Atmosphere, Auroras, Civilization, Curricula, Governors, Science, Scientists, Sericulture. [from old catalog], Study and teaching, Study and teaching (Higher), Textbooks, University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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United States, Connecticut, Farmington (Conn.), North Carolina

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Ebenezer Porter Mason (1819-1840), Eli Whitney (1765-1825), John Treadwell (1745-1823), W. C. Redfield (1789-1857)

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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
September 6, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import