Pierce, Newton Lacy, 1905-1950
Newton Lacy Pierce papers, 1937-1950.
Consists of articles, correspondence, and related materials on astronomy of Pierce, a professor at Princeton. The collection contains mainly correspondence between him and academic colleagues, astronomical societies, and scholarly journals, but also includes typescripts of articles on astronomy for the yearbooks of the ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA (1938-1946) and COLLIER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA (1937-1949), and reviews and errata of his book MARINE AND AIR NAVIGATION, co-authored with John Q. Stewart.
Newton Lacy Pierce earned his doctorate from Princeton University in 1937 and later became an associate professor of astronomy at the university and assistant director of the Princeton Observatory. He gained wide recognition as an observational astronomer, particularly for his study of eclipsing variable stars.
Astronomy -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
Astronomy -- United States -- 20th century.
Astronomers -- New Jersey -- Princeton. lcsh
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