Harold Jacoby
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| Born | March 4, 1865 |
| Died | July 20, 1932 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Harold Jacoby (4 March 1865 – 20 July 1932) was an American astronomer, born in New York City.[1]
Career overview
[edit]Jacoby received his B.A. from Columbia College in 1885 and his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1896.[2] He applied himself to astronomical research, and was appointed assistant astronomer for the United States eclipse expedition to West Africa (1889–90).
He was a professor at Columbia University from 1885 until 1929, teaching Astronomy, Geodesy, and Navigation.[2] He chaired the department until shortly before his death. Columbia's Rutherfurd Observatory was started during his tenure, with a twelve-inch Clarke refractor telescope and a transit instrument emplaced atop Pupin Hall.
Jacoby made many observations of celestial events such as lunar and solar eclipses. He was well known in Europe and America, and was a member of a large number of scientific groups. He published Practical Talks by an Astronomer (1891, 1902), Astronomy: A Popular Handbook (1913)[3][4] and Navigation (1917).
Notes
[edit]- ^ Eckert, Wallace J. (1932). "Harold Jacoby, 1865 – 1932". Popular Astronomy. 40: 611–612. Bibcode:1932PA.....40..611E.
- ^ a b "1932PA.....40..611E Page 611". adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Short, Jessie M. (1915). "Review: Astronomy, A Popular Handbook, by Harold Jacoby". Astrophysical Journal. 41: 252. Bibcode:1915ApJ....41..252S. doi:10.1086/142169.
- ^ Williams, K. P. (1914). "Review: Astronomy, A Popular Handbook, by Harold Jacoby". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 21 (3): 145–148. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1914-02617-5.
References
[edit]- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
External links
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- Works by Harold Jacoby at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Harold Jacoby at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Harold Jacoby at the Internet Archive
- Works by Harold Jacoby at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Charles Augustus Young; George C. Comstock; Robert S. Ball, Camille Flammarion; Harold Jacoby. Five weeks' study of astronomy. 1901 OCLC 1045547147
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