THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY
A BIBLIOGRAPHY
compiled
by
R. A. Davis
Preface
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
About this web-page -- Caveat lector !
This is a list of references pertinent to the Cincinnati Observatory. It is, by no means, complete, but is, rather, a working document.
Following the list of references is the beginnings of an index to that literature. It is even less complete than is the bibliography per se. As time allows, the index will be expanded and made more nearly complete.
I have not seen all of the listed publications with my own eyes. Those marked with a “V” have been verified with the original publication.
If you notice any errors, please, contact me with the pertinent information. Also, please, contact me with any recommended additions or other suggestions.
R. A. Davis
Professor of Biology and Geology
Department of Biology
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45233-1670
Of course, most bibliographies are not the work of a single individual unaided.
John Ventre, of the Cincinnati Observatory Center, has, with his characteristic helpfulness and selflessness, shared the references that have come his way over the years.
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Note that citations to articles in journals or other periodicals may include information in the following format:
"Ohio History, 78(3):172-178", where "Ohio History" is the name of the journal or other periodical, "78" is the volume, "3" is the number within that volume, and "172-178" are the pages within that number to which the reader is being referred.
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Abbe, Cleveland, (? date ?), How to Cross the Atlantic in a Balloon. Introduction: The Century Magazine, ? vol. ?:(? no. ?):855. ----- TBC.
{information from page removed from the magazine brought to the
Cincinnati Observatory on 10 June 2007}
[Abbe is identified as "Professor of Meteorology, United States Weather Bureau"]
Abbe, Truman, 1955, Professor Abbe and the Isobars. The Story of Cleveland Abbe, America's First Weatherman: Vantage Press, New York. ----- TBC.
alphabetical index ----- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [anonymous]
Bartky, Ian R., 2000, Selling the True Time. Nineteenth-Century Timekeeping in America: Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, p. xvi + 310 p. [ISBN 0-8047-3874-2]. ----- V.
[p. 76-78: Cleveland Abbe at the Cincinnati Observatory, 1869-1870.]
Batten, Alan H., 1988, Resolute and Undertaking Characters" The Lives of Wilhelm and Otto Struve: D. Reidel Publishing Company (Kluwer), Dordrecht, Holland, xxv + 259 p. [ISBN 9-0277-2652-3]. ----- V.
[Cleveland Abbe: p. xv, xvi, 36, 68, 72, 105-107 (photo. on 106), 164, 169 M, 196, 199-201, 221];
[Cincinnati Observatory: p. 177];
[Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel: p. 62].
Bryan, C. D. B., 1987, The National Geographic Society. 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 484 p. ----- V.
[on p. 22-23 is a painting of the founders of the National Geographic Society, 13 January 1888, in Washington, D.C., with a key to the painting on p. 25. One of the founders is Cleveland Abbe. Unfortunately, Abbe is behind one of the other individuals, so that his image is virtually useless.]
alphabetical index ----- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [anonymous]
Cottam, Stella E., 2004, The Cincinnati Observatory and Popular Astronomy in Antebellum America: University of Western Sydney, Astronomy Internet Masters thesis, 100 p. (address of the author: 2845, Dan Patch Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, 40511). ----- V.
[includes short bibliographies and pictures of original members of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society of the 1840's]
Cozart, Denise, 1996, The Lighthouse in the Sky. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel and the Cincinnati Observatory: p. 76-87 IN Overman, Conleth, and Denise L. Cozart, 1996, Stories of the Mt. Adams Passionists: The Congregation of the Passion, Holy Cross Province, Chicago, Illinois. ----- V.
alphabetical index ----- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [anonymous]
Dick, Steven J., 2003, Sky and Ocean Joined. The U.S. Naval Observatory 1830-2000: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., xiii + 609 p. ----- V.
Dwiggins, John L., 2006, "Called From the Calm Retreats of Science:" Science, Community, and the Scientific Community in America, 1840-1870: Honors thesis, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 68 p. + unnumbered material at front. ----- V.
[spiral-bound copy at Cincinnati Observatory, 09 July 2006]
Dwyer, Doris D., 1983, A Century of City-Building. The Kilgour Family in Cincinnati, 1798-1914: (no publisher given; said to be based on a Ph.D. dissertation, History Department, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; author's address is given as Western Nevada Community College, Fallon, Nevada), ii + 208 p. ----- V.
alphabetical index ----- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [anonymous]
Eastman, J. R., and Ormond Stone, 1880, Report on the Determination of the Longitude of the Cincinnati Observatory at Mount Lookout, Hamilton County, Ohio: Washington Observations for 1877 -- Apprendix IV, p. 3-12. ----- V (offprint). [copy at Cincinnati Observatory, 11 July 2004].
alphabetical index ----- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [anonymous]
Feck, Luke, 1975, Yesterday's Cincinnati: E. A. Seemann Publishing, Inc., Miami, Florida, Seemann's Historic Cities Series No. 19, 140 p. [ISBN 0-912458-59-3]. ----- V.
[p. 25 ----- photo. of the elder Mt. Lookout building (with dome), along with a one-paragraph historical sketch, with mentions of John Quincy Adams, John Kilgour, Nicholas Longworth, Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, Mount Adams, Mount Ida, UC, and so on]
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Geaslen, Chester F., (no date), Our Moment of Glory in the Civil War. When ... Cincinnati ... "The Queen City of the West" and sixth largest city was defended from the hills of Northern Kentucky: 83 p. [saddle-stitched] [apparently published by the author, only data in the publication: "Printed and available at Otto Printing Co., 511 York Street, Newport, Kentucky, 41071"]. ----- V.
[p. 80: "Maj. Gen. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, U.S.A.", with wood-cut poorly reproduced from somewhere else; also p. 29, 67.]
Goldfarb, Stephen, 1969, Science and Democracy: A History of the Cincinnati Observatory, 1842-1872: Ohio History, 78(3):172-178 + 223-224 [published by The Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio].
Goodman, Edward J. ----- see: Ventre, John E., and Edward J. Goodman, 1985.
Grace, Kevin, and Greg Hand, 1995, The University of Cincinnati: Community Communications, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama, III + 243 p. ----- V.
[specifically, p. 12-13, 50-51]
alphabetical index ----- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [anonymous]
Hand, Greg, 1997a, Star Man. The Story of Herbert Couper Wilson. The First to Earn a UC PhD: Horizons, v. 26, no. 4, p. 24-29 + reproduction of a postcard showing the elder Mt. Lookout building inserted into the issue of the magazine. ["Horizons" is the alumni magazine of the University of Cincinnati.] ----- V.
Hand, Greg, 1997b, Star Man. The Story of Herbert Couper Wilson, First Ph.D. of the University of Cincinnati: Starbarf Publishing, 14 p. ----- V.
Headley, P. C., 1864, Old Stars. The Life and Military Career of Major-General Ormsby M. Mitchel: Lee and Shepard, Boston, 303 p. ----- V.
Headley, P. C., 1866, The Patriot Boy. On the Life and Career of Major-General Ormsby M. Mitchel: William H. Appleton, New York. ----- TBC.
Headley, P. C., 1870, The Astronomer and Soldier, The Illustrated Story Life of General Mitchel: Geo. A. Leavitt, New York. ----- TBC.
Hendrickson, Walter B., 1947, The Western Academy of Natural Sciences of Cincinnati: Isis, v. 37, pts. 3 & 4: nos. 109 & 110, p. 138-145. ----- V.
Herget, Paul, 1964 (1966), The Minor Planet Center at the Cincinnati Observatory: p. 175-187 IN Cincinnati Observatory 1843 -- (reprint of "Two Cincinnati Astronomers, Mitchel and Herget"): "Photocopied from the Bulletin of the Cincinnati Historical Society, v. 24, no. 2". ----- V.
[address delivered in Montreal, Canada, in December, 1964, at the annual meeting of the Astronomy Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science] {copy at the Cincinnati Observatory 11 July 2004}.
Hinkle, Thornton M., 1902, The Cincinnati College and its Law School: p. 251-256 IN Shotwell, John B., 1902, A History of the Schools of Cincinnati: The School Life Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, 608 p. + 15-p. index + some unnumbered pages at front of volume. ----- V.
[Cincinnati Main Public Library, Education and Religion Department, R370.9771/556; 11 June 2007]
Howe, H. A., 1880, Three approximate solutions of Kepler’s Problem: Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, v. 2, no. 4, p. 205-210. ----- V.
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Ivanovich, David, and Byron P. White, 1986, Teacher faces charge in Hyde Park slaying: Cincinnati Post, 6 March 1986, p. IA, 12A. {xcopy in library of the Cincinnati Observatory, 16 July 2003}.
[account of a murder that just happened to have taken place on the grounds of the Observatory]
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Kanas, Nick, 2005, Astronomer-General of Early America: Mercury, v. 34, no. 6, p. 23-31 [published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific]. ----- V.
Kanas, Nick, 2007, Star Maps. History, Artistry, and Cartography: Springer, Berlin, and Praxis Publishing, Ltd., Chichester, U.K., xxix _ 382 p. (+ some unnumbered pages). ----- V.
[O. M. Mitchel, p. 282-289].
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Landis, Rob, 2005, General Old Stars: The Blossoming of Astronomy in the United States: Griffith Observer, v. 69, no. 2, p. 2-17, 21, front cover, rear cover. ----- V. [copy at Observatory, 13 February 2005]
Locke, John, 1849, On the Electro-Chronograph: American Journal of Science and Arts, v. 8, p. 231-252. {Bartky, 2000, p. 292}
Locke, John, 1849, [? title ?]: Boston Traveller, 21 March 1849, p. 2. {Bartky, 2000, p. 226, note 27}
Locke, John, 1849, [? title ?]: New York Herald, 22 March 1849, p. 1. {Bartky, 2000, p. 226, note 27}
Locke, John, 1849, Electro-Chronograph Clock of the National Observatory: National Intelligencer, 26 November 1849, p. 3. {Bartky, 2000, p. 292}
Locke, John, 1850, Report of Professor John Locke, of Cincinnati, Ohio; on the Invention and Construction of his Electro-Chronograph: for the National Observatory: Wright, Ferris and Co., Cincinnati. {Bartky, 2000, p. 292}
Locke, John, 1851,
Astronomical Machinery:
National Intelligencer, 9 August 1851, p. 2.
{Bartky, 2000, p. 292}
Loomis, Elias, 1856a,
Astronomical Observatories in the United States:
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v. 13, p. 25-52. ----- V (bound volume). [Cincinnati Observatory, p. 37-38;
illustration of the Mt. Adams building, p. 38; illustration of the telescope, p. 38] Loomis, Elias, 1856b,
The Recent Progress of Astronomy; especially in the United States:
Harper & Brothers, New York. [The Cincinnati Observatory, p.
241-244; illustration of the Mt. Adams building, p. 241; illustration of the
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[anonymous] Martin, Isaac M., 1900, History of the Schools of
Cincinnati and Other Educational Institutions, public and private. Under the
Official Endorsement of Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools: Board
of Education, Cincinnati, Ohio, 233 p. ----- ["Ormsby MacKnight
Mitchell" on p. 170]. [In CINCH, the
publisher is listed as Cincinnati Board of Education, whereas, on the
frontispiece of the book, Martin is listed as “Compiler and Publisher”; in
CINCH, 235 p., whereas the highest numbered page in the book is 233; Cincinnati
Main Public Library, Education and Religion Department, R379.77199 qC57.1, 2
February 2002] Mills, S. M., 1875,
Ormsby McKnight Mitchel. No. 2067. Died May 27, 1875, at Paris, France, aged 32:
p. 29-80 IN Sixth Annual Reunion of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York:
A. S. Barnes & Co., New York. ----- V (from xcopy). [The subject of this announcement was the youngest son of the Major General
Ormsby McKnight Mitchel.]. The Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union
at the Cincinnati Observatory, University of Cincinnati, 1961,
Elements of unnumbered minor planets: The Cincinnati Observatory, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, Ohio, p. 1-96, plus 1 unnumbered page. Mitchel, F. A., 1887,
Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, Astronomer and General. A Biographical Narrative:
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York. ----- TBC. Mitchel, O. M., 1845,
An Elementary Treatise on Algebra: Designed to Facilitate the Comprehension, Demonstration and Application
of the Leading Principles of that Science:
E. Morgan & Co., Cincinnati. p. i-xii, 13-306. ----- V. Mitchel, O. M., 1848,
The Planetary and Stellar Worlds. A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern Astronomy:
William L. Allison, New York. ----- TBC. Mitchel, O. M., 1848 (1966), (reprint of preface to Mitchel, 1848):
p. 166-174 IN Cincinnati Observatory 1843 -- (reprint of "Two Cincinnati Astronomers,
Mitchel and Herget"):
"Photocopied from the Bulletin of the Cincinnati Historical Society, v. 24, no. 2". ----- V.
[copy at Cincinnati Observatory, 11 July 2004]. Mitchel, O. M., 1849,
Atlas Designed to Illustrate Mitchel's Edition of the Geography of the Heavens; Comprising Twenty-Four Star Charts,
Exhibiting the Relative Magnitudes, Distances, and Positions off all the Stars, Down to the Sixth Magnitude, Inclusive:
Also, the Principal Nebulae, Clusters, Nebulous Stars, Double and Multiple Stars;
Together with the Telescopic Appearance of Some of the Most Remarkable Objects in the Heavens:
H. W. Derby & Company. Cincinnati, Ohio, 27 two-page plates. ----- V.
[copy at the Cincinnati Observatory, 10 February 2008 -- University of Cincinnati Library Obs QB65.MS7]. Mitchel, O. M., 1850,
The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by A Celestial Atlas By Elijah
H. Burritt, A.M.; Revised and Corrected by O. M. Mitchel, A. M., Director of the
Cincinnati Observatory: New York, N.Y.: Published by Huntington and Savage,
Cincinnati, 1848: H. W. Derby & Co. Mitchel, O. M., 1851,
The Orbs of Heaven, or, The Planetary and Stellar Worlds. A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and
Theories of Modern Astronomy:
National Illustrated Library, London. p. I-X, 1-302. ----- V. Mitchel, O. M., 1871,
The Astronomy of the Bible:
Oakley, Mason and Co., New York. p. i-xi, 13-322. ----- V. alphabetical index -----
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[anonymous] Osterbrock, Donald E., and P. Kenneth Seidelmann, 1987,
Paul Herget 1908-1981:
National Academy of Sciences, Biographical Memoirs, v. 57 [published by The National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.]. alphabetical index -----
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[anonymous] Paulson, George W., 2001, "Lighthouse of the
Sky": Timeline, July-August 2001, p. 2-15 [published by The Ohio Historical
Society, Columbus, Ohio]. Porter, Jermain G., 1889,
Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel:
Sidereal Messenger, v. 8, p. 442-447.
{Bartky, 2000, p. 294}. Porter, Jermain G., 1893,
Historical Sketch of the History of the Cincinnati Observatory:
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati. {Bartky, 2000, p. 294} ----- TBC. Porter, Jermain G., 1918a,
Historical sketch of the Cincinnati Observatory 1843-1918:
University of Cincinnati, Series IV, v. I, no. 01, 15 p. ----- V. [photograph of Observatory on Mount Lookout; copy at Cincinnati
Observatory, 11 July 2004]. Porter, Jermain G., 1918b,
All-American Time. A Scientific Time System for the United States:
University of Cincinnati, Series IV, v. I, no. 03, 7 p. ----- V.
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[anonymous] Rogers, Ruby, 1996, Cleveland Abbe: America's
First Weather Forecaster: Queen City Heritage, v. 54, no. 4, p 37-39. [published
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[anonymous] Shoemaker, Philip S., 1991,
Stellar Impact: Ormsby Macknight Mitchel:
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison. {Bartky, 2000, p. 295; "Macknight" apparently is the version used by
Shoemaker} ----- TBC. Shotwell, John B., 1902,
A History of the Schools of Cincinnati:
The School Life Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, 608 p. + 15-p. index + some unnumbered pages at front of volume. ----- V.
[Cincinnati Main Public Library, Education and Religion Department, R370.9771/556; 11 June 2007] Stone, Ormond, 1880,
On the extra-meridian determination of time by means of a portable transit instrument:
Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, v. 2, no. 4, p. 211-216. ----- V. Stone, Ormond, 1880,
Report on the total solar eclipse of 1878, July 29:
The Washington Observations for 1876, Appendix III, p. 235-248, Sketch No. 9.
(Government Printing Office, Washington. ----- V (off-print) [copy at Cincinnati Observatory, 11 July 2004]. Stone, Ormond, 1880,
Uniform Time:
Science 10 July 1880, p. 13. {Bartky, 2000, p. 254, note 14}----- TBC. Stone, Ormond ----- see also: Eastman, J. R., and Ormond Stone, 1880. alphabetical index -----
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[anonymous] Ventre, John E., and Edward J. Goodman, 1985,
A Brief History of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society:
The Cincinnati Astronomical Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, viii + 131 p. [saddle-stitched]. ----- V. Verne, Jules, 187?,
Clipper of the Clouds. [The
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[anonymous] Walters, Raymond, 1943,
The Centenary of the Cincinnati Observatory:
Science, 98(2556):551-555. ----- V (offprint). Warner, Deborah Jean, and Robert B. Ariail, 1995 (1996 printing),
Alvan Clark & Sons. Artists in Optics [second edition]:
Willmann-Bell, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, "in association with National Museum of American History" "Smithsonian Institution",
v + 298 p. [ISBN 0-943396-46-8]. ----- V. Weddle, Kevin J., 1986, Old Stars: Ormsby Mitchel.
Sky & Telescope, 71(? no. ?):14-16. ----- TBC. White, Byron P. ----- see Ivanovich, David, and Byron P. White, 1986. Woodward, Charles H., 1966,
The History of the Cincinnati Observatory Since 1870:
unpublished M.A. thesis, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. ----- TBC. alphabetical index -----
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[anonymous] Yowell, Everett I., 1933,
Jermain G. Porter (1852-1933):
Popular Astronomy, 41(7):375-377. [There was produced a two-page reprint of the paper, too.] ----- V. Yowell, Everett I., ?,
The Cincinnati Observatory -- Birthplace of the U. S. Weather Bureau:
University Record, v. IX, no. 3 [published by the University of Cincinnati, Ohio] ----- TBC. alphabetical index -----
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The Cincinnati Observatory ... :
Harper's Weekly, 20(1001):187. ----- V. [mentions of "Mr. Ormond Stone" and that 300-400 double-star
observations made by "Professor Mitchell" during 1846, 1847, and 1848 "... have been reduced and are ready for the printer."
[condensed version in Porter, 1918].
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This is a partial index to contents of the works cited in the bibliography. It is, by no means complete, but may help you find at least some material on a given topic or person.
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Abbe, Cleveland
1838-1916; Director, Cincinnati Observatory, 1869-1873 (but see below)
Abbe arrived in Cincinnati in June, 1868; resigned late in 1870 and soon after moved to Washington to take up a senior position with the U.S. Signal Service (Bartky, 2000, p. 76-78, 83)
Abbe, Truman, 1955;
Bartky, 2000 ----- p. 76-78 -- Abbe's time at the Cincinnati Observatory;
Batten, 1988, p. xv, xvi, 36, 68, 72, 105-107 (photo. on 106), 164, 169 M, 196, 199-201, 221];
Bryan, C. D. B., 1987 [poor image on a painting of the founders of the National Geographic Society, 13 January 1888];
Grace and Hand, 1995, p. 50-51, including photograph;
Rogers, Ruby, 1996;
Shotwell, 1902, p. 210 ----- lists Abbe as Director of the Cincinnati Observatory, 1868-1870.
Adams, John Quincy
Feck, Luke, 1975, p. 25 ----- a one-paragraph historical sketch, with mention of John Quincy Adams;
Dick, Steven J., 2003, p. 57 and 59 (mention of Adams' journey west to dedicate the Cincinnati Observatory);
Shotwell, 1902, p. 208-210 ----- (quote by J. William Luhn, who heard Adams' speech as a lad.).
Buchanan, Robert
first president of the Western Academy of Natural Sciences, 1835; first president of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, founded in 1843; president of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society
Hendrickson, 1947, p. 139 (including biographical sketch), 140, 141, 142, 144
buildings, facilities
Mt. Adams Observatory
Cozart, Denise, 1996 ----- illustrations on p. 76, 87;
Grace and Hand, 1995, illustration on p. 13;
Hand, 1997a ----- illustration on p. 26;
Headley, 1864 ----- illustration on p. 96;
Loomis, 1856a ----- illustration on p. 38;
Loomis, 1856b ----- illustration on p. 241;
Shotwell, 1902, p. 208 ----- building on Mt. Adams condemned by the City as unsafe.
Mount Lookout facility
Eastman, J. R., and Ormond Stone, 1880;
Feck, Luke, 1975, p. 25 ----- photo. of the elder Mt. Lookout building (with dome), along with a one-paragraph historical sketch;
Grace and Hand, 1995, illustration on p. 50-51;
Hand, 1997 ----- photograph of elder building, after installation of dome, on p. 24-25
+ reproduction of the original postcard inserted into the issue of the magazine;
Herget, 1964 (1966) ----- photograph of elder building on p. 179;
Ivanovich and White, 1986;
Porter, 1918 [photograph];
Shotwell, 1902, p. 209 ----- photograph of elder building taken about 1902, from its look.
Chronograph, Electro-Chronograph
Mitchel's rotating-disc chronograph. (Bartky, 2000, p. 237, note 16)
John Locke (17 November 1848) invented a drum chronograph that tied a clock to a Morse telegraph-device so that the exact time of an event could be recorded. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel claimed to have invented the chronograph earlier than did Locke, which resulted in a dispute as to priority. (Bartky, 2000, p. 36, et seq.; Locke's chronograph figured on p. 41; Bartky concluded that Locke, in fact, had priority.)
Cincinnati Astronomical Society ----- (original iteration -- 1841 to 1873)
Cottam, Stella E., 2004;
Ventre, John E., and Edward J. Goodman, 1985, p. 1-7.
Cincinnati Astronomical Society ----- (second iteration -- 1911 to present)
Ventre, John E., and Edward J. Goodman, 1985.
Cincinnati Observatory
Batten, 1988, p. 177;
Shotwell, 1902, p. 206-210 -- general discussion and history.
Cincinnati Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge, Natural Science Section
The Natural Science Section of the Cincinnati Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge merged with the Western Academy of Natural Sciences in 1840. ----- {Hendrickson, 1947}.
Double-star observations made at the Cincinnati Observatory
(anonymous), 1876 ----- [double-star observations made by "Professor Mitchell" in 1846, 1847, 1848].
Eastman, J. R.
Professor of Mathematics, U.S. Navy
Eastman and Stone, 1880.
Electro-Chronograph, Chronograph,
Mitchel's rotating-disc chronograph. (Bartky, 2000, p. 237, note 16)
John Locke (17 November 1848) invented a drum chronograph that tied a clock to a Morse telegraph-device so that the exact time of an event could be recorded. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel claimed to have invented the chronograph earlier than did Locke, which resulted in a dispute as to priority. (Bartky, 2000, p. 36, et seq.; Locke's chronograph figured on p. 41; Bartky concluded that Locke, in fact, had priority.)
Givens, John
janitor, Cincinnati Observatory, 1880's
Hand, Greg, 1997, p. 5.
Herget, Paul
Director, Cincinnati Observatory
Herget, 1964 (1966) ----- photographs on p. 177 and 184;
Osterbrock and Seidelmann, 1987;
Howe, H. A.
Howe, H. A., A.M., Assistant at the Cincinnati Observatory, {JCSNH 2(4):205, 1880}
Howe, H. A., 1880.
Hudson Observatory, Ohio, near Cleveland
"…Elias Loomis at Hudson Observatory in Ohio, …" {Bartky, 2005, p. 16
----- apparently 1843 ----- dates in Bartky 's account are not always explicit to the event being described};
mention that Hudson Observatory, near Cleveland, may have been supplying time at the end of the U.S. Civil War {Bartky, 2005, p. 75};
mention of Hudson, Ohio, Observatory {Bartky, 2005, p. 240, note 1}.
Kilgour, John
Dwyer, Doris D, 1983;
Feck, Luke, 1975, p. 25 ----- one-paragraph historical sketch, with mention John Kilgour.
Locke, John
Locke worked on astronomical clocks, one of which is in the collection of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (Bartky, 2000, p. 36, et seq., and 227, note 31)
1848 (17 November): Locke invented a drum chronograph that tied a clock to a Morse telegraph-device so that the exact time of an event could be recorded. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel claimed to have invented the chronograph earlier than did Locke, which resulted in a dispute as to priority. (Bartky, 2000, p. 36, et seq.; Locke's chronograph figured on p. 41; Bartky concluded that Locke, in fact, had priority.)
"Locke's Female Academy, organized in 1823 by Dr. John Locke, flourishing for some years, and was patronized by the best families. It was located on Walnut between Third and Fourth. Gold medals were awarded for prizes." ----- (Shotwell, 1902, in chapter LXXX, "Institutions Now Closed", p. 541-542)
Longitude work
Eastman, J. R., and Ormond Stone, 1880.
"the Longitude campaign at the Cincinnati Observatory" {mention: Bartky, 2005, p. 35}
Luhn, J. William
Chairman of "Committee on Observatory" (1902), which apparently was involved in the ordereing of the "new" telescope. Heard Adams' speech as a lad (quote on the speech is given).
(Shotwell, 1902, p. 206-210).
Minor Planet Center
Herget, 1964 (1966);
Minor Planet Center, 1961.
Mitchel, Ormsby MacKnight (the father)
Mitchel's rotating-disc chronograph. (Bartky, 2000, p. 237, note 16)
John Locke (17 November 1848) invented a drum chronograph that tied a clock to a Morse telegraph-device so that the exact time of an event could be recorded. Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel claimed to have invented the chronograph earlier than did Locke, which resulted in a dispute as to priority. (Bartky, 2000, p. 36, et seq.; Locke's chronograph figured on p. 41; Bartky concluded that Locke, in fact, had priority.)
Left the Cincinnati Observatory in 1860 (Bartky, 2000, p. 76)
Dudley Observatory: Arrived in May 1860; left Albany in August, 1861. ( Bartky, 2000, p. 72-73).
"In 1834 Ormsby M. Mitchel was appointed professor of mathematics, natural philosophy, and astronomy [in the Cincinnati College]. He supported himself by popular lectures on astronomy, and to his efforts the city is indebted for its astronomical observatory, to which he gave his services free for ten years." (Hinckle, 1902, p. 258).
"Institute of Science and Languages, established 1830 by Prof. O. M. Mitchell [sic], the noted astronomer, soldier, etc." ----- (Shotwell, 1902, in chapter LXXX, "Institutions Now Closed", p. 540).
Was in command of the U.S. Army's Department of the South at Hilton Head, South Carolina; died of yellow fever on 30 October 1862. (Bartky, 2000, p. 72-73)
Bartky, Ian R., 2000;
Batten, 1988, p. 62;
Cozart, Denise, 1996 ----- illustration on p. 76;
Dick, Steven J., 2003, p. 64 (M);
Feck, Luke, 1975, p. 25 ----- a one-paragraph historical sketch, with mention of Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel;
Geaslen, (no date), p. 29, 67, 80 ----- wood-cut portrait reproduced from somewhere else;
Grace and Hand, 1995, p. 12-13, including photograph;
Headley, P. C., 1864, 1866, 1870;
Herget, 1964 (1966) ----- photographs of two Mitchel descendents, E. Kent Mitchel and Mrs. Samuel W. Meek on p. 184;
Hinckle, 1902, p. 258;
Kanas, 2005;
Kanas, 2007, p. 282-289;
Landis, Rob (2005);
Loomis, 1856a ----- ("Mitchell");
Martin, Isaac M., 1900 ----- ("Ormsby MacKnight Mitchell" on p. 170);
Mitchel, F. A., 1887;
Porter, Jermain G., 1889, 1893;
Shoemaker, Philip S., 1991;
Shotwell, John B., 1902, p. 206-210;
Weddle, Kevin J., 1986;
(anonymous), 1876 ----- ("Professor Mitchell").
Mitchel, Ormsby McKnight (the son)
Youngest son of Major General Ormsby McKnight Mitchel. His residence was in Detroit. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, entered the United States Military Academy 01 July 1861. After his resignation from the Army, he relocated to Detroit, Michigan, and he managed the Pequette estate. Meanwhile, he read law and was admitted to the bar. His wife's maiden-name was Pequette; she was a daughter of one of the wealthy old French pioneer families of the locality. He died 27 May 1875 in Paris, France. (Mills, S. M., 1875, p. 79-80)
Mitchel telescope
Dick, Steven J., 2003, p. 65 (M);
Grace and Hand, 1995, illustration on p. 13;
Hand, 1997b ----- illustration on p. 27;
Loomis, 1856a ----- illustration on p. 38;
Loomis, 1856b, p. 242 [illustration].
Observations made at the Cincinnati Observatory
(anonymous), 1876 ----- [double-star observations made by "Professor Mitchell" in 1846, 1847, 1848].
Porter, Jermain Gildersleeve
Director, Cincinnati Observatory, 1884-1930; born Buffalo, New York, 1852; honorary Ph.D., Hamilton College, 1888; honorary D.Sc., University of Cincinnati, 1930; died 14 April 1933.
Everett I. Yowell read an obituary of Porter at the annual meeting of the Cincinnati Chapter of Sigma Xi, 26 May 1933.
Porter, 1889, 1893, 1918a, b;
Yowell, Everett I., 1933;
Shotwell, 1902, p. 210 ----- lists Porter as Director of the Cincinnati Observatory, 1884-1902 (the date of the publication).
Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory
Minor Planet Center, 1961.
Publications of the University of Cincinnati (other than the Observatory, per se)
Porter, 1918;
Yowell, ?.
(see also Hand, 1997).
Stone, Ormond
Abbe's successor at the Cincinnati Observatory (Bartky, 2000, p. 119)
? 1879 ?: Chairman of the AAAS Committee on Standard Time, which consisted of nine members. (Bartky, 2000, p. 119, 137-138; dates in Bartky 's account are not always explicit to the event being described)
? 1881 (October) ?: As Chairman of the AAAS Committee on Standard Time, Stone sent a letter to the General Time Convention in favour of standard time. (Bartky, 2000, p. 137-138; dates in Bartky 's account are not always explicit to the event being described).
Ormond Stone, A.M.,
Astronomer of the Cincinnati Observatory {JCSNH 2(4):211, 1880};
Curator of Mathematics and Astronomy of CSNH 1876-1878 {JCSNH 1(1):3, 1878}.
(anonymous), 1876 ----- M;
Stone, 1880;
Eastman, J. R., and Ormond Stone, 1880;
Shotwell, 1902, p. 210 ----- lists "Armand Stone" as Director of the Cincinnati Observatory, 1875-1882.
Telescopes
Shotwell, 1902, p. 208 ----- contract for "new" telescope, 10 April 1902, in the amount of $9,500;
Warner, Deborah Jean, and Robert B. Ariail, 1995 (1996 printing) ----- Alvan Clark telescope;
see also: Luhn, J. William;
see also: Mitchel telescope.
Time, Time-Balls, Public Time-Service
1868: Public time-service by local jewellers {Bartky, 2005, p. 211}
1877 or 1878 until at least November 1912: City clock; time-balls {Bartky, 2005, p. 211}
Time-ball erected in Cincinnati with U.S. Signal Service assistance
{Bartky, 2005, p. 135 ----- date not given}
Porter, 1918b. Twitchell, Henry Director of the Cincinnati Observatory, 1860-1861.
Shotwell, 1902, p. 210. U.S. Weather Bureau Porter, 1918a, p. 14
[condensed from an account by Yowell]; Wilson, Herbert Couper born 28 October 1858; A.B., Carleton, 1879;
arrived in Cincinnati by July 1879; temporary assistant astronomer, June 1881; "astronomer pro
tempore", two-year term beginning in the autumn of 1882; masters degree,
Carleton, 1882; when Porter was appointed "astronomer" in 1884, Wilson resumed
as "assistant astronomer"; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1886 -- first Ph.D.
awarded by the University; returned to Carleton; died 9 March 1940. Hand, Greg, 1997a ----- photograph on p. 24; paintings of comets
by Wilson on p. 28; Wilson's book-plate on p. 29; Yowell, Everett I.
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