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Son (American astronomer born near)

an American astronomer; born near SEE, THOMAS JEFFERSON JACK- Montgomery City, Mo., Feb. 19, 1866; was graduated at the University of Missouri in 1889, and at the University of Berlin in 1892; was in charge of the observatory of the University of Missouri in 1887- 1889; had charge of and aided in the organization of the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago in 1893-1896; tory during the survey of the Southern was astronomer of the Lowell Observathe Lowell Observaheavens in 1896-1898; became Professor of Mathematics in the United States Naval Academy in 1899; and in December of that year took charge of the 26-inch equatorial telescope of the United States Naval Observatory, Naval Academy 1899- 1902. From 1903 he was in charge of the Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal.

He completed about 45 orbits of double stars; was a Fellow of the Royal Astro- ; member of the Ameri- Mathematical Society, the Astronomische can Philosophical Society; the American numerous astronomical papers and books, Gesellschaft, etc.; and was the author of including "Researches on the Evolution of the Stellar Systems," and "The Evolution of the Double -star Systems."