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Langley, Samuel Pierpont.
Hon. Sc.D. 1900.
B. Aug. 22, 1834, at Roxbury, Mass., U.S.A. Assistant at Harvard College Observatory, 1865; Assistant Professor of mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1866; Director, Allegheny Observatory, Pittsburgh, 1867-87; Secretary Smithsonian Institution, 1887.
President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1887.
Foreign Member, Royal Society, 1895; Rumford medal, 1886.
Hon. D.C.L., Oxford.
Hon. Litt.D., Harvard, Princeton, Michigan, etc.
Died Feb. 27, 1906.
(Who was Who, 1897-1916; Monthly Notices, Royal Astron.
Soc.
, LXVII, 239-41.)
Samuel Pierpont LANGLEY
Approx. lifespan: 1834–1906
Hon. ScD 1900
b. Roxbury, Massachusetts , USA , 1834:08:22
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Harvard College Observatory </wrk> Sch: Harvard College [Massachusetts], [ USA ], 1865
Assistant Professor of: mathematics, Sch: United States Naval Academy [ USA ], 1866
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Sec.: Smithsonian Institution 1887
President of: : American Association for Advancement of Science 1887
Foreign Member: Royal Society 1895
Rumford Medal: 1886
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Hon. LittD, Harvard, Princeton, Michigan, etc.
d. 1906:02:27
( Who was Who 1897-1916; Monthly Notices, Royal Astron. Society, LXVII, 239-41)

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