Winthrop, John (1714-79)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4099. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Astronomer, mathematician, born in Boston, MA, became professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Harvard and observed sunspots, a transit of Mercury and of Venus, eclipses and the weather. He predicted the return of Halley's Comet in 1759. He is credited as the first professional scientist in America. He was an ardent patriot during the American Revolution....

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