Eben Jenks Loomis (November 11, 1828 – December 2, 1912)[1] was an American astronomer, born in Oppenheim, New York. He attended the Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard) in 1851–53. He was assistant in the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac office from 1850 until his retirement in 1900. During this time he also held the position of special assistant at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC.[2]
Eben Jenks Loomis | |
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| Born | November 11, 1828 |
| Died | December 2, 1912 (aged 84) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac |
Loomis was a member of the United States eclipse expedition to Africa in 1889, which observed the total solar eclipse on December 22. He is author of Wayside Sketches (1894); An Eclipse Party in Africa (1896); and A Sunset Idyl, and Other Poems (1903).[3]
He was the father of Mabel Loomis Todd.[4]
External links
edit- The Emily Dickinson Electronic Archives
- Eben Jenks Loomis. 11 November 1828-2 December 1912. A paper read by his granddaughter Millicent Todd, to a group of friends, 8 February 1913 (1913)
References
edit- ^ "Holdings: Eben Jenks Loomis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Representative Women of New England by Julia Ward Howe - Google Books, page 277
- ^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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