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Hoboken (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry morton-henry
n 1857; took a post-graduate course in chemistry, and studied law; became instructor in chemistry and physics in the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in
Iowa (Iowa, United States) (search for this): entry morton-henry
tant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in chemistry and physics, has published a translation of the trilingual hieroglyphic inscription of the Rosetta stone, and wit
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry morton-henry
Morton, Henry 1837- Physicist; born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1837; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1857; took a post-graduate course in chemistry, and studied law; became instructor in chemistry and physics in the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and
Joseph Henry (search for this): entry morton-henry
d its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in chemistry and physics, has published a translation of the trilingual hieroglyphic inscription of the Rosetta stone, and with Prof. A. R. Leeds, The student's practical Chemistry. He has given over $67,000 towards the endowment of Stevens Institute, and in 1900 announced his
Henry Morton (search for this): entry morton-henry
Morton, Henry 1837- Physicist; born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1837; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1857; took a post-graduate course in chemistry, and studied law; became instructor in chemistry and physics in the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvani conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in chemistry and physics, has published a tra
A. R. Leeds (search for this): entry morton-henry
y of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in chemistry and physics, has published a translation of the trilingual hieroglyphic inscription of the Rosetta stone, and with Prof. A. R. Leeds, The student's practical Chemistry. He has given over $67,000 towards the endowment of Stevens Institute, and in 1900 announced his intention to present the Institute with a power-house for the new Carnegie Laboratory.
1878 AD (search for this): entry morton-henry
ranklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in chemistry and physics, has published a translation of the trilingual hieroglyphic inscription of the Rosetta stone, and with Prof. A. R. Leeds, The student's practical Chemistry. He has given over
1864 AD (search for this): entry morton-henry
Morton, Henry 1837- Physicist; born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1837; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1857; took a post-graduate course in chemistry, and studied law; became instructor in chemistry and physics in the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and
1873 AD (search for this): entry morton-henry
copal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and other branches of physics. He edited the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1867-70, and, besides many researches in chemistry and physics, has published a translation of the trilingual hieroglyphic inscription of the Rosetta stone, and with Prof. A
1837 AD (search for this): entry morton-henry
Morton, Henry 1837- Physicist; born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1837; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1857; took a post-graduate course in chemistry, and studied law; became instructor in chemistry and physics in the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia; chosen resident secretary of the Franklin Institute in 1864; was a founder of the Philadelphia Dental College, and its first Professor of Chemistry; Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania in 1867-68, and of Chemistry alone in 1869-70; and was chosen president of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., in 1870. In 1868 he organized and conducted the expedition to observe and photograph the total solar eclipse in Iowa; in 1873 was elected a member of the National Academy of Science; in 1878-86 was a member of the United States light-house board, succeeding Prof. Joseph Henry. Dr. Morton is widely known as an expert in questions relating to chemistry, electricity, and
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