Elias Loomis
Elias Loomis (born August 7, 1811 in Willington , Connecticut , † August 15, 1889 in New Haven (Connecticut) ) was an American mathematician , meteorologist and astronomer .
In 1826 he enrolled as a student at Yale University and graduated there in 1830. After stopovers at the Mount Hope Academy and Andover Theological Seminary, he started in 1833 at Yale as a tutor . In 1835 he took over a professorship at the Western Reserve College in Hudson (Ohio) . From there he moved to New York University as a professor of mathematics in 1844 . In 1860 he returned to Yale.
Loomis dealt with astronomy, mathematics, physics and meteorology. He used the latest technologies of his time as instruments for this. He used electrical telegraphy to study the differences in longitude between New York and other cities . In 1842 he first drew a weather map of a storm that had struck the eastern United States in 1836. He published numerous books, which were sold in large numbers and also translated into many other languages. In 1845 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1873 to the National Academy of Sciences . When he died in 1889, he left $ 300,000, the highest legacy Yale University had ever received.
Fonts
- A Collection of Algebraic Problems and Examples, for the Use of Colleges and High Schools in: Examinations and Class Instruction , Harper & Brothers, New York 1878.
- Elements of Algebra, Designed for the Use of Beginners , Harper & Brothers, New York 1851.
- Elements of Analytical Geometry, and of the Differential and Integral Calculus , Harper & Brothers, New York 1851.
- Elements of Arithmetic, Designed for Children , Harper & Brothers, New York 1863.
- Elements of Astronomy, Designed for Academies and High Schools , Harper & Brothers, New York 1869.
- Elements of Geometry, Conic Sections, and Plane Trigonometry , Harper & Brothers, New York 1847.
- Elements of Natural Philosophy, Designed for Academies and High Schools , Harper & Brothers, New York 1858.
- Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, With Their Applications to Mensuration, Surveying, and Navigation Trigonometry And Tables , Harper & Brothers, New York 1848.
- Introduction to Practical Astronomy , Harper & Brothers, New York 1855.
- Recent Progress of Astronomy, Especially in the United States , Harper & Brothers, New York 1850; reprint, ed. IB Cohen, Arno Press, New York 1980.
- Tables of Logarithms of Numbers… Sines… Tangents for Every Ten Seconds… With Other Useful Tables Trigonometry And Tables , Harper & Brothers, New York 1848.
- Treatise on Algebra , Harper & Brothers, New York 1846.
- Treatise on Arithmetic, Theoretical and Practical , Harper & Brothers, New York 1860.
- Treatise on Astronomy, Designed for Colleges and Scientific Schools , Harper & Brothers, New York 1868.
- Treatise on Meteorology Harper & Brothers, New York 1868.
- Natural Philosophy , 1858.
Web links
- Biography of Amy Acker mountain Hastings (Engl.) ( Memento of 11 May 2008 at the Internet Archive )
- Publications by E. Loomis in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for E. Loomis in the Astrophysics Data System
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loomis, Elias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician, meteorologist, and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Willington , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1889 |
| Place of death | New Haven (Connecticut) |