History of Science in United States
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: November 27, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 615
ISBN-13: 9780815307624
Subjects: American history; History Of Science; Reference works; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Reference; USA; Reference / General; Encyclopedias; History; Science; United States
First sentence: Astronomer and meteorologist. Born in New York City, Abbe was educated at The New York Free Academy (now The City College of New York), graduating in 1857, and the University of Michigan, where he studied astronomy with F.F.E. Brunnow from 1859 to 1860.