Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Brashear's shop for institutions all
over TIE world. for both Astronomical
and physical research.
Suth has been the progress OF as.
tronomical sreetrescopy since the Bra
shear works turned out the first spec
troscope for Professor Keeler. for use
with the great telescope of the Lick
observatory. that II seems a ne"
science. and remarkable discoveries
in celestial physics are coming To US
every day. Putting the matter grossly,
the Keeler spectroscope was thought
to be over heavy, as it weighed 40
pounds. The Porter spectroscope,
made fer the Allegheny Observatory,
weighs nearly nine tons. with its
counterpoises, etc.
Helps Employees, Too
Mr.. Brashear early became inter
ested in educational work, beginning
among his fellow workmen in the roll
Ting mill. He has given over five
hundred lectures to working men
! organizations, indeed. to all classes OF
citizens interested in the beauties OF
science He has personally known
most of the eminent men in science
OF the last 40 years, has served as act
ing chancellor of the University Of
Pittshurg, as acting director of the
Allegheny Observatory. and has been
member of the board of trustees of
, the Carnegie Institute since its begin
ming, and also of the Carnegie Tech
nical Schools, the University of Pitts
hurg. and is chairman Of the obserya.
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other institutions of an educational
character.
Eears Many Honors
Mr.. Brashear was elected an hon
orary member of this society in 1908.
He is also an honorary member and
past president Of the Engineers So
ciety of Western Pennsylvania and Of
the Royal Astronomical Society OF
Canada, an active member of the
Royal Astronomical Society of Great
Britain. the British Astronomical So
ciety. the Societe Astrononique de
France, the Societe Astronomique de
elgioue, the American Philosophical
Society, tie American Astronomical
Society. the American Association for
the Advancement OF Science. the
Academy OF Science and Art, and
others.
he received the gold medal ef the
Franklin Institute ip 1910; the degree
nf LID. from WASHINGTON and JEFF.
rerson. and Wooster universities. the
degree of D. Sc. from Princeton and
the University Of Pittsburg, and that
of Doctor of Engineering from Stevens
institute Of Technology.
Sketch CT John r. Freeman's life
When the American Society of Ne.
chemical Engineers e'ecied John X.
Freeman president IL showed apprecia
tion TO his breadth OF experience and
acuuirements.
His early professional experience
was mainly that of civil engineer
in it's more restricted sense, subse-
auently, his business ability placed
him at the head OF important irsur-
anCe corrcrs .ions. and now he re-.
ce.ves recognition Of his standing as
a mechanical engineer by being Sc,
lected as president OF the nstional so
cietv.
He was born on July q. 1855, in
West Rridgeport. Maine. and is
lineal descendant of Samuel Freeman,
who came over with Governor Win.
thrcp's party and settled at Water
town, Mass. in 1e3n
Mr. Freeman took the full course
in ciyil engineering at the Massachu-
~ftts institute OF Technology where
he easily mastered his engineering
studies. and was graduated in 1876.
after his graduation he entered the of.
fiCe Of the ESSEX Comnany and soon
rose to the position of principal as
sistant engineer
He entered then upon wide and
! successful career.
After TO years experience in Lawr-
ence, Mass. he decided to open an
loffiee in Boston for general practise
in hydraulic engineering and mill
work. but before he hsd an oppartun-
| 'ty to do SO he received an offer Of
? position as Inspector and hydraulic
engineer for the Factory Mutual Fire
insurance Companies Of Boston He
accepted this position for a year only,
with the view that the wide ac-
lquaintanee with mill men and mill
architecture which it would promote
/, would be of more value than the ex-
Derience in strictly engineering lines.
/ After he had occupied the position
for short time he appreciated what
could be done in fire protection en-
sineering with a well organized force,
ana was called upon to reorganize the
nsleetiaa service, of which he was
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