Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878
Joseph Henry letter to James Lick, 1874.
Letter to James Lick recommending that Lick appoint Joseph N. Lockyer as astrophysicist at his observatory.
Physicist (electricity and magnetism) and administrator. Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, Albany Academy, 1826-1832; professor of natural philosophy, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1832-1846; and first secretary and director of Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1878.
Astronomical observatories
Astrophysics
Lick, James, 1796-1976.
Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA