Loomis, Elias, 1811-1889

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Name (Latin)
Loomis, Elias, 1811-1889
Date of birth
1811-08-07
Date of death
1889-08-15
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 5714812
Wikidata: Q917310
Library of congress: n 79135514
Sources of Information
  • Author's Elements of analytical geometry and of the differential and integral calculus, 1864.
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Wikipedia description:

Elias Loomis (August 7, 1811 – August 15, 1889) was an American mathematician. He served as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), the University of the City of New York and Yale University. During his tenure at Western Reserve College in 1838, he established the Loomis Observatory, currently the second oldest observatory in the United States.

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