The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-28

Cd master OF phe Roxbury Latin school.
AT the termination OF his first year he
resigned his position In order to continue
his studies In the observatories OF Eu-
rope He remained abroad about four
years. and during this time made lifelong
friendships and acquaintances with the
most prominent scientists OF Europe.
among them Argslander. Won Humboldt
and other equally distinguished person
ages. He devoted his attention strictly to
astronomy, studying In Paris under the
learned Arago. and at Gottingen under
Guass. where, IN ISIS. he received the de-
gree OF Phi. D.
started and maintained. principally ., his
own expense. the Astronomical Journal,
devoted to original Investigations. This
he continued until 1861. He was also at
this time employed by the government to
determine astronomically the longi,uGes
and iatitu6es OF numerous stations OF the
United States coast survey.
Or Gould posses sed IN an eminent de-
gree the bold Initiative spirit OF the Amers-
can. and AT once utilized IN this par,lcu-
lar sphere any progress that was made. IA
whatever department OF science 1, might
be TIE was one D. the first 10 make use Of
electricity In determining the differences
In longitude and the recording BY teie-
graph Of she exchange Q. signals In stel-
limitations by the method before II was in
trodrced In Europe. and as soon as the
transatlantic cable was laid. he went to
Valencia IN ireland. where be established
station from which the difference In
longitude between Europe and America
was determined. and ne succeeded In con-
meeting the two continents by the mos.
accurate observations He continued his
observations. which were the nrst made
by telegraph. until they were a complete
network. extending from Greenwich to
New Orleans and covering nearly a quar-
ter OF the globe.
In addition 20 ts,s vast weete,sc work
Or Gou'd made many contributions 20 ~.
DEVELOPMENT Of pure astronomical science.
and. through his writings. enthusiasm ard
eruci-ion has inspired love ~ astronomy
IN the hearts Of his countrvmsn assisted
by the fact that since hr began hss career
twenty rev ohssrwstcrtes Rave been buff.
tn America. which IN the corrs-lstere~. ~
their desaH take fu'l rank with those ae
Europe. He was not on'v ore 81 ire
founders but ore 90 The most ai.sirvutsh
81 masters ~ American astronomy Ea
Introduced = number OF improvements 4,
construction which ara extensively ara
generally usei n ob~srvstor,es th-nn~hou.
the word pe'wsen TIE Years fxEs ava
fsSs re organized ne Dudley oA<ervsta-v
~ A'hRrv and tNsre he normal clc~k
rTa'eefed ,rn'n sfmnssNe~ts variations "a
Furnished wifh Ne~owe-ri~ CONTAMINATION
wss Trs' used f5e also introduced many
improvements ~ CONSTRUCTION - hs~ row
meridian circle II 1854 shsv were gcns-
anT u~ss IN all observations ara g. w.s
eis clock sNst gave the ..-ne signals n
New York tn :, recsnt date hss &sss-
to~9es 81 fundamental sfsr< have has,
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enhf"er'fe< r ne nsn'ics' almanac hus
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tons rssds 81 this country.
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eeha the fully equipped National oAser-