Samuel Pierpont Langley

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Summary

Memorial written after Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Pierpont Langley's death. Covers his background and early life; work at the University of Pennsylvania and the Allegheny Observatory; his research, lectures, and publications; appointment as Secretary of the Smithsonian and the establishment of the National Zoological Park and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory during his tenure; and his honors and awards.

Subject

  • Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • Western University of Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny Observatory

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Reprinted in Smithsonian Institution Annual Report for 1906, p. 515-533. Written by the Smithsonian librarian.

Contained within

Philosophical Society of Washington Bulletin Vol. 15 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1907

Topic

  • Observatories
  • Astrophysics
  • Zoos
  • Instruments
  • Secretaries
  • Solar energy
  • Solar collectors
  • Museums
  • Management
  • Astronomy
  • Biography
  • Management--Museums
  • Research

Physical description

pp. 1-26

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